Flood victims’ revolt
Typical of his recent soundbites, this time Mr. Marcos Jr.’s remarks can’t be cynically dismissed as another lame attempt at populist politicking.
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Typical of his recent soundbites, this time Mr. Marcos Jr.’s remarks can’t be cynically dismissed as another lame attempt at populist politicking.
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The shoddy flood control projects, it turns out, are the racket of some members of Congress and the DPWH, with Bulacan the focal point for the pilferage of…
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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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Witnesses would crumble; not even Sara Duterte could handle that expression.
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The next Ombudsman must not only chase after the corrupt but also demonstrate how good governance is achievable and sustainable.
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Outlawing the pork barrel in the yearly budget, however, resulted in the unlimited creation of discretionary funds hidden in budget insertions.
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For Marcos, AKAP is not merely a line item to strike out; it is a litmus test.
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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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Perhaps, for those running government affairs, the gospel of efficiency has been relegated to the background.
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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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The proposal to make the budget process transparent was contained in several previous bills that did not even reach the committee report level.
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‘Things were done cheaply and not completed.’
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The ampaw project in Calumpit, Bulacan in which the substandard structure was not hidden from President Marcos was just the tip of the iceberg.
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Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has clarified that the P3-billion surplus or savings of the local government should not be considered an accomplishment.
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It said it also launched an internal probe to check if other employees may have been involved.
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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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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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