Ping Lacson described flood control corruption as 'pie-sharing'
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, in his Senate privilege speech on Wednesday, likened the systemic corruption in flood control projects to "pie-sharing."
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Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, in his Senate privilege speech on Wednesday, likened the systemic corruption in flood control projects to "pie-sharing."
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A joint river cleanup operation was launched Wednesday by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and San Juan City officials along the Lambingan…
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The local government of Angono, a town known as the art capital of the country, is pushing back against claims that quarrying is the primary cause of flooding.
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‘This comprehensive measure demonstrates our resolve to deliver swift, tangible relief that will help our community rebuild and recover.’
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The Commission on Audit (CoA) has obtained the first batch of documents crucial to its impending investigation into the flood control projects in Bulacan,…
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‘We must fix what happened in the past. And if cases have to be filed, let’s file the cases.’
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Witnesses would crumble; not even Sara Duterte could handle that expression.
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Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri called out the persistent manipulation of infrastructure budgets, particularly for flood control projects, and demanded full…
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The chief of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has confirmed the existence of so-called “ghost” flood control projects in several towns in…
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During a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on flood control projects, Senator Rodante Marcoleta questioned the role and visibility of the River Basin…
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Baricuatro’s statement underscores her determination to ensure that flood control funds are properly managed and that those responsible for mismanagement or…
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A thinly capitalized contractor that was one of the 15 firms President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. identified as cornering P100 billion worth of projects within three…
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Supporting local businesses is vital, but it should not overshadow the need for transparency and integrity in public works.
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Engr. Lao, a topnotch Mapua graduate and an expert environmental engineer, gave me an album of pictures two months ago showing flooding in various parts of the…
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Seeing the need for an office to coordinate the rehabilitation of the iconic Pasig River, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has created the Office of the…
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‘Things were done cheaply and not completed.’
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A 46-year-old man visiting a waterfall in California on 10 August was reported missing the next day after he failed to return to his car.
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