Flood control projects come in all shapes and sizes. Watch this explainer to learn more. MANILA, Philippines – Flood control projects are the talk of the town, but what do they actually look like?
MANILA, Philippines — “Pinipilit buhayin yung patay.” (They’re trying to revive the dead.) This was how new Public Works and HighwaysSecretary Vince Dizon described the P96.5-million flood control ...
The Office of the Ombudsman has formed a special panel of prosecutors to investigate anomalous government flood control projects, it was learned on Monday. The Ombudsman’s office, in its undated order ...
Cebu Representative Duke Frasco has offered a P500,000 reward for any credible information on anomalies involving flood control projects implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways ...
MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has flagged the absurdity of a flood control project in the city that was discovered to have a whopping 66 phases. The project carries the generic ...
MANILA, Philippines —The Commission on Audit (COA) has mobilized its auditors to conduct a comprehensive performance review of the government’s flood control initiatives, a direct response to the ...
MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto on Wednesday said he intends to propose removing all flood control projects in areas not prone to flooding. Sotto made the ...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president and Congress have begun looking into possibly massive corruption in flood control projects that may implicate public works officials and engineers, ...
Anne Curtis, Bianca Gonzalez and Pokwang join the growing list of celebrities who have expressed their frustration at the alleged corruption in the use of funds for flood control projects and ...
LAST week, I wrote that Sen. Panfilo Lacson’s investigation revealed that Bulacan has emerged as the “most notorious” province for anomalous flood control projects, with approximately 30 ghost ...
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Finance chief Ralph Recto also says the economy may have grown faster if funding for flood control projects had been properly used MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine economy may have lost around P42 ...