Vice President Sara Duterte said on Monday, Sept. 1, that President Marcos was “too little, too late” when he ordered the probe into the anomalous flood control projects of the government, pointing out that rampant corruption isn’t just happening in the country’s infrastructure programs....
PasigLaban Kabataan, a youth organization in Pasig City, has called on the public, especially the youth, to use and raise their voices against all forms of corruption and work together to end it. The statement was issued following recent corruption issues involving flood control projects, allegedly...
Malacañang said it is possible that the Sumbong sa Pangulo website, which is dedicated for complaints on flood-control projects, can be expanded to gather complaints over other infrastructure projects. However, complaints on other infrastructure projects, such as road rehabilitation and repair,...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has reassigned key officials in Region 4B and Batangas amid the ongoing investigation into the revelations made by President Marcos in relation to flood control projects. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, in a video message on Saturday, August 30,...
Filipinos exposing the luxurious lifestyle of children of some contractors included in President Marcos ' list was actually viewed as heeding to the chief executive 's call to help in uncovering corrupt practices. Some of the kids of contractors revealed by Marcos as the top companies...
The Akbayan Partylist, led by Rep. Perci Cendaña, staged a protest outside St. Gerrard Construction in Pasig City on Friday, Aug. 29, to condemn contractors Curlee and Sara Discaya over their alleged involvement in anomalous flood control projects. “Ang masasabi ko po dito sa mga nangyayari...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan pledged on Friday, Aug. 29, to release his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) to reinforce transparency and accountability in the agency’s intensified anti-corruption efforts. He said several DPWH...
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling on Thursday, Aug. 28, called on government agencies and private developers to make the housing sector a model of transparency and said even the smallest trace of corruption can undermine national progress....
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan on Thursday, Aug. 28, declared that Batangas first district engineer Abelardo Calalo is “on his own” following his arrest for allegedly attempting to bribe a lawmaker to halt a flood control inquiry. Bonoan confirmed...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong maintained that his advocacy against corruption will continue, especially in government infrastructure projects involving several politicians and personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Magalong’s exposure of government corruption...
Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Tuesday, Aug. 26 urged public officials and whistleblowers to stand firm against alleged anomalies in multi-billion-peso flood control projects, saying fear should not hinder efforts to uncover corruption. “Protected from who? If we start...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced it will suspend a Batangas district engineer accused of offering more than P3 million to Batangas First District Representative Leandro Leviste just to dissuade him from probing alleged irregular flood control projects in the province....
