Untouchable budget queen?
Trillions of pesos don’t vanish because a hundred million Filipinos blinked away; they vanish because one person signs yes.
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Trillions of pesos don’t vanish because a hundred million Filipinos blinked away; they vanish because one person signs yes.
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday delivered a stern warning to contractors’ behind “ghost” and substandard flood control projects, ordering them to…
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The House infrastructure committee’s probe on ghost and substandard flood control projects in Bulacan will be extended to the P51 billion worth of projects…
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To strip away the politics and get down to the mechanics, the Daily Tribune sought out the voices rarely heard: those DPWH engineers who design, build, and…
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If the DPWH continues to conflate the warranty period with the warranty security or bond, it risks creating false expectations among the public.
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IBA, Zambales — The Zambales Provincial Government has hit the brakes on three major infrastructure projects following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order…
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In an age where we carry supercomputers in our pockets, it is absurd that we still rely on outdated and easily manipulated systems to oversee projects of such…
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Twenty Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials and five contractors, including Sarah Discaya, were slapped with a corruption complaint before…
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday made it clear that the independent commission that will investigate alleged anomalies in flood…
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Commission on Audit (COA) Chairman Gamaliel Cordoba and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon…
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If the contractor has no enforceable obligation because the project was a sham or fraudulent, then the surety company cannot be made to pay either.
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Nosy Tarsee sniffed around the government-owned People’s Television Network (PTV-4) and smelled the stink in several corners.
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As it stands, no official high up in the government acts to stop or restrain the greed of the thieves, elected or not.
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Truly, when it rains, it pours. And when it pours, someone, somewhere, is cashing in.
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A lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require all government hospitals to establish dialysis units and provide free treatment for indigent patients.
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