Flood paralyzes MM: Where did billions go?
After years of spending billions of pesos to manage the floods, how much protection has the public actually received?
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After years of spending billions of pesos to manage the floods, how much protection has the public actually received?
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Now the floods and the elephantine question in the room — who should answer for the stolen flood control money — are again at the forefront.
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Marcos did not have to invent the leadership fund, but he failed to stop it, and such inaction in a system built on impunity is its own kind of authorship.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants his 2028 successor to continue his administration’s anti-corruption drive. But as Marcos seeks to make the fight against…
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There is cautious optimism that infrastructure projects in H2 2026 and improving business sentiment could support a recovery. But with growth at 2.3 percent,…
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Tinawag ni Senador Panfilo "Ping" Lacson noong Huwebes, 13 August, na mas masahol na bersyon ng pork barrel system ang tinaguriang "Leadership Fund."
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The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), the Department of Health (DOH) and development partners have outlined a 16-month reform plan aimed at…
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The very projects intended to protect Filipinos from nature’s fury appear to have been turned by some into a feeding trough for plunderers, an opportunity to…
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Senator Ping Lacson on Thursday derided the so-called “leadership fund” allegedly distributed among senators as “illegal” and “unconstitutional,” asserting…
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Malacañang on Thursday denied that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. knew about the alleged “leadership fund” exposed by former Public Works Secretary Manuel…
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The flood control scandal and the ongoing impeachment process amplified the economic slowdown in the second quarter, economist and former Bangko Sentral ng…
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Pag-IBIG Fund, Avida Land Corp. and Amaia Land Corp. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand housing options for Filipino workers under…
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Pag-IBIG Fund posted a record P41.35 billion in net income in the first half of 2026, up 24 percent from the same period last year, driven by sustained…
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BACOLOR, Pampanga — Stranded in flooded dormitories with classes suspended, freshmen at Pampanga State University expressed growing anger Tuesday over…
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Government must ensure that every peso allocated for flood control is accounted for, with real-time transparency and public access to project status.
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A genuine fight against corruption, then, must be a whole-of-nation effort. It needs provincial offices with teeth, digital public bidding that closes the room…
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Kickbacks are illegal; it is a fact, but who is to stop this practice when it has become almost institutional?
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The price tag, charged to the government, is six to eight times what the material actually costs.
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