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NIA strengthens transparency through citizen feedback mechanisms

Under the leadership of Administrator Engr. Eddie G. Guillen, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has assured the public that there are no “ghost projects”...

DOJ chief off to Prague to work on Co’s return

JUSTICE Secretary Fredderick Vida said he was set to fly to the Czech Republic within the week to meet with his counterpart official in...

I won’t be a scapegoat for acts I did not commit — Romualdez

“I will not be a scapegoat.” Thus declared former Speaker and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez as he vowed not allow himself to be...

Rehabilitating the DPWH

"Leadership by example, therefore, cannot be over emphasized in eradicating or eliminating corruption" AS OF now, it is almost certainly safe to say that the...

Crushing the culture of corruption

WE HEARD Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon ordering the immediate repair of defective, substandard, or “ghost” flood control projects, chased by a “one-strike” policy...

Lacson: Mapping errors, not ‘ghost projects,’ behind flood control confusion

Senator Panfilo Lacson on Sunday clarified that confusion surrounding hundreds of flood control projects labeled as alleged "ghost projects" stemmed from mapping errors, not...

Bonoan still in US, vows to return Feb. 15—envoy

Former Public Works secretary Manuel Bonoan is still in the United States but promised to return to Manila on February 15 to face allegations...

Ombudsman wants arrest warrants vs. Revilla, et al

The Ombudsman announced yesterday it has filed an urgent motion requesting immediate warrants for arrest and hold-departure orders against former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla...

Bonoan misled PBBM—Lacson

Says Palace given wrong coordinates of flood control infra Former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan deliberately submitted to Malacanang wrong grid coordinates for thousands of...

BIR sues contractor Wawao Builders for P48-million tax evasion

The Bureau of Internal Revenue filed criminal complaints before the Department of Justice against the owner of a major construction firm for P48.39 million...

Dizon vows to optimize use of reduced DPWH funding

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon welcomed the P529.6-billion 2026 budget approved by the Bicameral Conference Committee, assuring that the...

ICI ends hearings indefinitely, to focus on case buildup

The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) announced that it will persist with its investigation into the corruption cases related to the multibillion-peso flood control...

Prioritize a meeting between gov’t and business leaders

IN AN earlier column,  I proposed there is the need for a meeting between government leaders, not only the President, and business leaders –...

More than P180-billion lost to ghost projects—Lacson

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday said more than P180 billion in public funds may have been wasted on flood control projects...
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