Ghost Projects: A Betrayal of the People
Flood control infrastructure is not optional in a country battered yearly by typhoons.
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Flood control infrastructure is not optional in a country battered yearly by typhoons.
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Corruption has been institutionalized; it is so pervasive that when the House of Romualdez passed the 2025 budget bill it contained several pages with blank…
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To be served numbers, percentages of ‘takes’ and actual comparisons of projects signed, sealed but undelivered is indescribably, indubitably painful.
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‘In the seventh district alone, QM Builders has cornered so many projects.’
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The rotten system starts with the selection of the district or regional engineer of the DPWH. The Secretary of DPWH does not make the selection, but the…
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My apologies for changing one of the words from the iconic nursery rhyme because the stars in today’s column is all about the one who fell from Philippine…
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Mystery surrounds the apprehension by police of a 19-year-old man in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA on 4 June allegedly for overspeeding.
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While the budget is failing to contribute meaningfully to eradicating poverty, the sharks in Congress had more than their fill of pork after they sliced up and…
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A new generation of celebrities poised to dominate the entertainment industry were the center of attention recently.
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I can imagine how Pokwang must have been the most beautiful woman that night of the GMA gala – even if she wasn’t in the affair. Clad in an apron, her evening…
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Having been part of Philippine show business for nearly two decades, Rhian Ramos could well be considered a familiar face – someone who will be there forever…
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Former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao pleaded not guilty Thursday in a P4.16-billion graft case related to…
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Despite the billions of pesos apparently lost to corruption, Malacañang said the 15 contractors will not be blacklisted until the investigation is completed.
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Escudero admitted the company’s owner, Lawrence Lubiano, was a close friend and Centerways contributed P30 million to his 2019 campaign.
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‘I want to be on stage, to sing the songs I want to sing. Even at a young age, singing is my passion.’
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Since PDAF and all forms of pork barrel were ruled violative of the Constitution by the High Tribunal, the operations through the 15 contractors are criminal…
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