Sunday, December 14, 2025
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Tag: Flood control

No more flood control funding, but higher budget for education

Ahead of tomorrow’s bicameral budget deliberations, lawmakers have stood firm in their position to expand funding for education and social protection while removing allocations...

Numbered days

THEIR days are numbered, we are told. We refer to the personalities against whom cases will be filed in connection with the massively anomalous flood...

DOJ probes Revilla’s link to flood control scandal

THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday said they are already investigating the possible involvement of former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. in the...

Governor creates body to oversee infra projects

TO address the compelling need to establish a Comprehensive Provincial Infrastructure Master Plan (CPIMP) in Bulacan, Gov. Daniel Fernando ordered the creation of the...

Handcuffed

BJMP personnel escort handcuffed DPWH-4B maintenance division chief Juliet Calvo after she pleads not guilty before the Sandiganbayan in Quezon City on December 2,...

Experts suggest nature-based plan for flood control

CEBU — Experts from the Philippines, India, Thailand, and Germany gathered at the WaterSecurePH Forum on Nov. 27–28 to recommend stronger flood control and...

BIR files charges against contractors in ‘ghost’ Bulacan flood projects

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said Thursday it filed criminal complaints against two contractors and their officers for tax evasion linked to non-existent,...

ICI seeks charges vs 8 ‘cong-tractors’

Ombudsman eyes graft, plunder, bribery cases The Independent Commission for Infrastructure has recommended the filing of criminal and administrative charges against former Ako Bicol party-list...

AMLC freezes assets of 2 officials in flood infra mess

The Anti-Money Laundering Council has secured two new freeze orders against assets of two individuals – an incumbent high-ranking official of a constitutional body...

Manila rallyists warned: No to face coverings

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday reminded participants of the Nov.30 rally at the Luneta Park not to wear balaclavas or other face...

Drainage Cleanup

Workers of the Department of Public Works and Highways open drainage canals at the intersection of Kamuning Road and Judge Jimenez Street in Quezon...

Blue Ribbon probe winding down—Erwin Tulfo

Senator Erwin Tulfo yesterday said the Blue Ribbon Committee may hold only one more hearing before issuing its initial flood control report as the...

A spending catch-up plan to speed up growth

There is no economic expansion when the government stalls or postpones projects. After disappointing growth numbers in the third quarter, the government is changing gear...

Dismantling Zaldy Co’s latest claims: Part 2, still no proof

REP. Zaldy Co’s latest video was clearly crafted for one purpose: To provoke a strong reaction. It was dramatic, emotional, and laced with sweeping accusations...
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