ILOILO CITY – Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. of Uswag Ilonggo party-list on Monday was named by contractors Pacifico and Sarah Discaya as among lawmakers and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials who routinely demanded kickbacks of up to 25 percent from government-funded flood...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon said he will endorse criminal charges this week against contractors and agency insiders linked to ghost and substandard flood control projects. Dizon said the first batch of cases against contractors will be submitted on Monday...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto called on the public on Monday, Sept. 8, to remain vigilant and discerning amid the ongoing investigation on the anomalous flood control projects in the country. Sotto made the statement after several individuals, including spouses Curlee and Sarah Discaya, were being...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) expressed support for a swift and impartial investigation into flood control projects flagged for alleged irregularities. NDRRMC Chairperson and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. warned...
The P450 billion congressional insertions in the 2025 national budget became the source of massive corruption in project approvals and implementation across the agency, former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Rogelio Singson said. Singson made the statement in a...
BORONGAN CITY – House Minority Floor Leader and 4Ps party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan and Eastern Samar Rep. Christopher Sheen Gonzales have asked the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate alleged ghost projects in the province. These projects were the P3-billion San Rafael rock-netting...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday, September 7 proposed that the flood control projects in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for 2026 be slashed considerably and be rechanneled to health, education and food production. Escudero is referring to the...
Members of the Senate minority bloc on Sunday, September 7 called for utmost transparency as they press that proponents of budget insertions in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) be publicly identified. This, as Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson named an official of the Department of Public Works...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Department of Public Works and Highways-Southern Mindoro District Engineering Office (DPWH-SMDEO) defended the purchase of five high-performance laptops worth a total of P930,000, saying these were purchased in full compliance with Republic Act No. 9184, the...
CEBU CITY – Angry protesters stormed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Cebu City District Engineering Office in the pier area here on Friday morning, Sept. 5. Members of youth and multi-sectoral groups showed their frustration by pelting the office with tomatoes as they denounced...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Friday, Sept. 5, called for a reduction in the P268 billion allocation for flood control projects under the agency’s proposed 2026 budget. The DPWH’s proposed budget for next year totals P880 billion, with flood control...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City second district Rep. Omar Vincent Duterte denounced on Thursday night, Sept. 4, the persistent corruption within the Department of Public Works and Highways and called on all contractors to become partners in reform. Duterte made the call before members of the Philippine...
