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DPWH to revoke licenses of staff over ‘ghost’ projects

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has signed an agreement with the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to cancel professional licenses of employees...

DA flags nine ‘ghost’ farm projects worth P126 million

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday an initial audit has flagged at least nine farm-to-market road (FMR) projects, worth a combined P126 million,...

Bishops call on gov’t to pursue ‘godly’ projects

A Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) official has called on the government to prioritize “godly projects” over “ghost projects” to improve the...

Ban on budget insertions by lawmakers

Should the government ban insertions in its annual budget to prevent corruption, especially in big-ticket infrastructure projects? That’s the proposal of Senator Panfilo Lacson, as...

The biggest tragedy of all

"Will we be able to recover all the money that has been stolen by these corrupt people?" WITH the number, almost a tsunami, of anomalies...

DPWH’s masterclass in building dreams that crumble

"The Philippines must stop stealing from its children and start building their dreams" A Child’s Dream Deferred Under a Mango Tree In a dusty barangay in...

Philippines ‘ghost’ flood projects leave residents stranded

Plaridel, Philippines—The dike meant to protect the Philippine town cost taxpayers nearly P114-million ($2 million), but when a minister visited this month he found little...

Belmonte bares more questionable QC flood control projects

Mayor Joy Belmonte aired her frustrations Monday upon discovering more anomalous flood control projects in Quezon City from 2022 to 2025. At a news conference, Belmonte...

Dizon greenlights legitimate DPWH flood control projects

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon has assured that despite the controversies surrounding flood control initiatives, legitimate flood control projects...

Dizon sues DPWH engineers, contractors over flood control mess

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Thursday filed corruption cases against 20 personnel of the Bulacan 1st District Engineering...

DPWH uncovers 3 ‘ghost’ flood control projects in Oriental Mindoro

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has uncovered three "ghost" flood control projects in Oriental Mindoro province that are detailed in the...

DPWH recommends criminal cases to Ombudsman vs. contractors

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Commission on Audit (COA) on Monday recommended to the Office of the Ombudsman the...

RSA, MVP team up vs. Metro Manila floods

 “As the rains intensify and the Congressional committee hearings drone on, the people of Metro Manila need more than promises” EACH monsoon downpour in Metro...

Corruption costs lives: Over 100 groups call for systemic reform amid flood control mess

A broad coalition of civil society, business leaders, faith groups, academics, labor organizations, disaster volunteers, and former condemned what they called a multibillion-peso “flood...
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