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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on P1-trillion flood control scandal.

Malacañang orders a deeper probe into questioned flood-control projects in Taguig City, warning against any cover-up amid conflicting findings by Sen. Panfilo…
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The DPWH is set to launch major dredging of the Pampanga River and its tributaries, along with new pumps, flood walls and dikes, to curb chronic flooding in…
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The DPWH will begin widening drainage lines in South Triangle, Quezon City, in January, with completion targeted by June ahead of the next rainy season.
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Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez may take the witness stand in his P7.4-billion plunder case as his defense prepares to call 40 witnesses, including…
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Sen. JV Ejercito said an initial review of the DPWH’s 2027 budget found 155 flood management projects worth P8.2 billion with incomplete or non-compliant…
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NBI Director Melvin Matibag challenged Rep. Paolo Duterte to present evidence and file a formal complaint if he has proof linking Laguna Rep. Ann Matibag to…
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DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon says all department projects will be posted on its transparency portal as part of efforts to strengthen public scrutiny and…
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DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the agency is studying nature-based flood-control measures such as mangroves, earth dikes and detention basins, alongside…
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DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon told the Sandiganbayan that evidence against former lawmaker Zaldy Co and ex-DPWH officials was strong, citing three-meter sheet…
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THE PUBLIC HAS NOT FORGOTTEN (AND SHOULD NEVER FORGET) THAT THE FLOODWATERS ARE NOT UNFORESEEABLE ACTS OF GOD BUT A CONSEQUENCE OF INSATIABLE GREED AND A…
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The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division ordered the 90-day preventive suspension of Uswag Ilonggo Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. while he faces graft charges involving…
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To my mind, the greatest danger here is not that justice has been delayed — it is that we might mistake this single arrest for justice itself.
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Doctors from the PGH found that Romualdez was ‘clinically stable’ and could be discharged, no longer requiring inpatient care.
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A past congressional fight over alleged budget insertions and flood control projects foreshadowed today’s massive controversy over public works funds and…
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The lesson from Floodgate is simple. A president who signs a budget cannot later distance himself from what that budget financed.
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