Key flood control projects, which were recently put on hold due to legal issues involving their contractors, are moving forward under replacement construction companies to prevent delays in vital infrastructure, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Tuesday, Dec. 9,. DPWH...
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has called on the government to continue spending on infrastructure programs despite the fallout from the flood control scandal in order to boost employment opportunities and revive the economy. Ejercito warned the slowdown on...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is tightening coordination mechanisms and aligning operational strategies with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) as part of the government’s intensified campaign against corruption. Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., acting PNP...
President Marcos has ordered several government agencies to significantly cut project costs for public infrastructure projects such as agricultural roads, hospitals, classrooms, and irrigation in an attempt to eradicate corruption. After instructing the Department of Public Works and Highways...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has validated 798 of the 946 infrastructure projects flagged by senators as “reappearing” items in the proposed 2026 national budget. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon, during the Senate budget deliberations on Monday, said the validated projects,...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon has signed a memorandum granting citizens and civil society organizations (CSOs) full access to monitor the agency’s infrastructure projects from procurement to completion. The initiative, known as the Citizen Participatory...
ILOILO CITY – A dike built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Iloilo 1st District Engineering Office in Guimbal town recently collapsed to heavy rain from tropical cyclone ‘’Opong.’’ The P18.5-million project in Barangay Nahapay was built in 2016 to protect low-lying...
As far as he is concerned, the bidding process for government projects is usually rigged as the winning contractors are already predetermined, controversial contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya told the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Tuesday, September 23. Discaya pointed this out as he...
The League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) on Friday, Sept. 19, expressed its support for the President 's directive restoring the practice of requiring local government units (LGUs) to formally accept completed projects made by the national government in their respective areas of...
The national government is now urged to seek approval from local government officials before starting any infrastructure projects in their areas of responsibility. This was what the members of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) agreed upon during its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 16, as the policy-making...
President Marcos and Aboitiz Equity Ventures Chief Executive Officer Sabin Aboitiz The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) is recommending the establishment of a right-of-way (ROW) office under the Office of the President to streamline the land acquisition process—a major cause of delay...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon has established a new office within the agency to oversee policies aimed at expediting the Marcos administration’s big-ticket infrastructure projects. Under Department Order (DO) No. 2025-002, Dizon created the Flagship Project Management...
