Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson clarified that more than P79-billion has likely been lost to ghost flood control projects dating back to 2016, not counting substandard ones. Lacson said that the initial figure of P180-B was an “extrapolation.” Lacson said this was based on...
Several families living on top of a major drainage line on San Venancio Street in Barangay San Perfecto, San Juan City voluntarily relocated to newly-built housing units created by the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Wednesday, Dec. 3, to give way to the ongoing...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon raised concern over discrepancies in Siargao infrastructure reports after an on-site inspection revealed several projects were far from finished despite official claims of completion. The DPWH chief visited Surigao del Norte on...
President Marcos has called on Filipinos to value the resources the country is blessed with such as water and use them responsibly. "Ladies and gentlemen, let this milestone encourage us to value the resources that we are blessed with, use them responsibly, and take part in building a more...
President Marcos has urged remaining individuals with warrants of arrest over flood control anomalies, including resigned lawmaker Zaldy Co, to surrender as he announced Monday, Nov. 24, that seven were already under custody. In a video message, Marcos reported that out of the 16 individuals with...
ILOILO CITY —The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) clarified there are no ghost and defective flood control projects in southern Iloilo province. The DPWH-Iloilo 1st District Engineering Office (DEO) reiterated this to the Iloilo Provincial Board in compliance with the legislative...
Experts from the United States Department of State’s English Language Fellows program trained 40 pre-service teachers from the Philippines last month. Three American experts have trained Filipino educators in Project-Based Learning (PBL), a teaching method widely adopted in the United States...
CEBU CITY – Some government officials and contractors in Cebu province may face charges over flawed flood control projects. Flood control structures built with serious lapses in planning and implementation were discovered when officials of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI)...
President Marcos announced that the government is developing a "transparency portal" where the public can access information of government projects and their contractors. In order to ensure that honesty, integrity, and accountability are upheld in government, Marcos said on Thursday, Nov. 13, that...
I’m Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino, an actress and a mental health advocate. My youngest daughter took her life at the age of 15 and we were totally blindsided by it. In an attempt to understand what happened to her, I started pursuing the subject matter. She died in 2015. [My husband, actor and...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways here on Tuesday denied Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon’s claim that several flood-control projects in this city are incomplete. Ridon said that riverbank protection projects on the Talomo and Matina Rivers were unfinished. He...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has launched a sweeping audit of Cebu flood control projects implemented in 2016 to ensure accountability and address lapses exposed by recent severe flooding. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the investigation, to be conducted with the Independent...
