Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon described the dike project in Barangay Sipat, Plaridel, Bulacan, as a “dead project being forced back to life” after discovering major irregularities during an on-site inspection on Thursday, Sept. 4. The dike, located along...
Former Bulacan First District Engineer Henry Alcantara has been dismissed from service after admitting involvement in ghost flood control projects and alleged irregularities in multibillion-peso infrastructure works, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday, Sept. 4. DPWH...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva strongly denied allegations linking him to a former Bulacan district engineer tagged in anomalous flood control projects, stressing that he never funded any such initiatives and dismissing accusations as fake news. Villanueva was referring Henry Alcantara,...
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando underscored the importance of integrity in public service during the commemoration of the 175th birth anniversary of Gat Marcelo H. Del Pilar, regarded as the Father of Philippine Journalism. Speaking before hundreds of attendees at the Del Pilar Shrine in...
Malolos City Mayor Christian Natividad has designated all barangay officials in the city as members of a “People’s Audit Team” to look into the alleged substandard, abandoned, and ghost flood control projects implemented in the area. Natividad, who is also a lawyer, said he directed barangay...
Staff and engineers of Bulacan’s first district office have been ordered to explain their alleged involvement in ghost projects in the province after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) issued show-cause orders to the office. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan warned that unsatisfactory...
A civil society group based in Bulacan has urged President Marcos to include provincial officials in the investigation of ghost projects and other anomalies involving flood control projects in the province. In a complaint forwarded to Malacañang on Aug. 22, Tindig Kalikasan claimed that Bulacan...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Saturday, Aug. 23, moved to hold erring officials accountable as it prepared for a sweeping internal “cleansing” over alleged ghost and substandard flood control projects in Bulacan. In a radio interview, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said...
The Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB), through the Provincial Health Office–Public Health (PHO-PH), honored 125 blood donors at the Blood Galloner’s Awards 2025 on Wednesday, Aug. 20, for their consistent support to the province 's blood donation drive. The blood donors came from...
Police arrested two women in an entrapment operation after they were caught performing an illegal abortion in Barangay Biñang 2nd, Bocaue, Bulacan, on Monday, Aug. 18. Acting Bocaue police chief Lt. Col. Virgilio Ramirez identified the suspects as alias “Jes,” 36, of Barangay Biñang 2nd, and...
“For a long time, Bulacan has not only been a silent witness to history — it has also been one of its writers”. This was the message of National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Chairman Dr. Regalado Trota Jose, delivered by Executive Director Carminda R. Arevalo during the...
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to fast and accessible service during his visit to the Bulacan Police Provincial Office (BPPO) at Camp Alejo Santos on Wednesday, August 6. At the forefront of his message was the PNP’s 5-Minute...
