A group of active and retired generals and flag officers called on President Marcos Jr. to form a fact-finding body that would investigate alleged irregularities in flood control projects across the country. In a statement Monday, Aug. 18, the Association of Generals and Flag Officers (AGFO)...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Department of Public Works and Highways-Mimaropa (Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) Regional Director Gerald A. Pacanan has relieved the project engineer and his staff following complaints on the structural design and quality...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now investigating into how a construction company with only P250,000 in capital was able to corner around P5.3 billion worth of flood control projects this year. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the agency will review the records of the...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya said that he is leaving the review of flood control projects handled by Legacy Construction Corp. in this highly-urbanized city to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Office of the President. “Let’s just allow the DPWH to do whatever...
Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito “Bonz” Dolor inspected several dikes in the province over the weekend and was dismayed over their damaged condition. Dolor visited a dike in Naujan but a security guard initially refused to let him visit due to lack of authority from the Department of Public...
Bacolod City Rep. Albee Benitez is eyeing a summit to discuss and adopt real, doable solutions to flooding in the country. Benitez cited heavy floods that hit this highly-urbanized city and neighboring localities last month due to the southwest monsoon or ' 'habagat. ' ' He...
Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Saturday, Aug. 16, expressed confidence that Senator Rodante Marcoleta can act fairly as chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee despite his ties to the Dutertes. Asked in an interview on Usapang Senado over DWIZ if Marcoleta’s...
President Marcos has slammed the contractor behind the P96.4-million flood control project in Calumpit, Bulacan, saying they need to explain why the project failed. Marcos said he will have St. Timothy Construction Corporation to answer to the alleged failed rehabilitation of the river protection...
President Marcos has already laid out the system in the investigation of corruption-ridden flood-control projects, thus he no longer needs to designate someone to lead it. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this on Thursday, Aug. 14, as a response to Baguio...
Malacañang disclosed that it has already received 1,148 reports on flood-control projects lodged through its newly-launched Sumbong sa Pangulo website aimed at gathering citizens ' report on problematic projects. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro disclosed...
Contractors linked to politicians or their relatives may still secure flood-control projects if they meet all legal, technical, and financial requirements, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Wednesday, Aug. 13. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan clarified that the law allows...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday, Aug. 12, expressed support for Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas in backing the ongoing investigation into what President Marcos Jr. earlier described as “disturbing” findings regarding flood control projects nationwide. Sotto made the statement following a...
