NBI flags ‘substandard’ Cebu floodwater projects
‘This conclusion must be confirmed by a formal technical audit from the Commission on Audit, which will determine if the projects failed to meet contract…
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‘This conclusion must be confirmed by a formal technical audit from the Commission on Audit, which will determine if the projects failed to meet contract…
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Amid looming typhoons in the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed various government agencies to adopt the 2024 National Disaster Response…
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As the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) delves deeper into its investigation of the anomalous flood control and other infrastructure projects of…
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Approximately seven million families risk losing assistance due to the budget cut for the program and zero funding for the once-controversial ‘Ayuda sa Kapos…
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PBBM, if I recall right, had proudly claimed that he had read cover-to-cover the more than 4,000 pages of the proposed GAA. He gave it his imprimatur.
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The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said a Migrant Workers Office (MWO) in Bangkok, Thailand, will soon operate as part of efforts to address…
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Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco reiterated his claims about budget insertions, including the "sagasa" scheme, where funds are allocated to cities without the…
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In his 2025 State of the Nation Address, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. acknowledged the country’s persistent energy supply challenges such as frequent power…
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Among the many ways the 2025 national budget was waylaid, according to a budget watchdog, was through the manipulation of the flagship poverty reduction…
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Highlighting his commitment to Filipino workers, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Executive Order (EO) 97 guaranteeing their right to form unions, join…
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The report noted that when off-budget insertions and discretionary funds are included, total flood-related outlays for 2025 could reach P496 billion, nearly…
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Outgoing Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) Chairperson Cheloy Garafil earned praise from the Filipino community in Taiwan for her accessibility and…
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Following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order to transfer the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) to the Department of Social Welfare and…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. warned that those behind the violent incidents during the 21 September protest rallies in Manila will face justice.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Monday blamed Congress for the “original sin” behind the widespread corruption and failure of flood control…
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Despite missing the gathering of world leaders in New York City, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos still had time to catch up with a part of her previous life in…
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The massive demonstrations protesting corruption in flood control projects exposed not just an affected economy but a fractured trust in the government.
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