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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‘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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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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The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), led by the Department of Justice (DoJ), has successfully repatriated 120 distressed overseas Filipino…
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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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‘Things were done cheaply and not completed.’
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Ayuda arrives only if your Instagram post is tagged #BBMSeesYou. Your rice is expensive, but at least the press release is cheap.
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BAGUIO CITY — A troubling rise in youth suicides across the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has prompted the Department of Education (DepEd) to make…
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DSWD head Portia Basmayor said at least 42 households in Sitio Riverside and 56 households in Sitio Tumoy, Barangay Pahina Central — comprising a total of 304…
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The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is set to open a formal investigation into alleged irregularities in multi-billion-peso flood control projects this week.
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