Complaints involving eight alleged “ghost” farm-to-market road (FMR) pro jects in Davao Occidental worth around P94 million were filed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) before the Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday, May 21, against Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials...
A Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer told the Sandiganbayan Third Division that a controversial flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan allegedly lacked the required construction materials test report despite being reported as 95.75 percent complete. During the Wednesday, May...
Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon has relieved two officials of the DPWH-Cordillera after a 13-year-old boy recently plunged to his death due to the lack of road safety signages and traffic control devices on a deserted collapsed road in Barangay Beckel, La Trinidad,...
A Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer on Tuesday, May 19, testified before the Third Division of the Sandiganbayan that the insertion of projects through “errata” or proposed amendments had allegedly happened several times in the past. Engineer Gerald Longoria, of the DPWH...
The digital landscape is shifting from a playground of convenience to a serious frontier where our data, finances, and identities reside. As we move further into this era, the traditional ways we secure these assets are no longer enough. We have entered a period where trust itself has become the...
Motorists can expect lighter traffic along one of Manila 's busiest thoroughfares as the drainage improvement project on Bonifacio Drive near Roxas Boulevard is set to wrap up by May 15, according to city officials. Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso and Department of Public Works and Highways ...
ILOILO CITY — Municipal mayors in Aklan province have urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to reconsider the Boracay bridge project that it awarded to San Miguel Corp. “We respectfully request DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon to reconsider the project and ensure that all...
TUBA, Benguet – Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon on Friday apologized for the delayed repair of damaged roads and other infrastructure here, saying he would ensure that the P20 million requested in October, as well as other disaster quick response funds (QRF), are...
SANTO DOMINGO, Ilocos Sur – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has committed to hasten the completion of Kaliwet Bridge in Barangay Nalasin here by the end of this month. After inspecting the ongoing construction of the replacement bridge on Friday, DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said...
While Senator Rodante Marcoleta cried foul over the allegation that he sought P500 million in "allocables" from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson pointed out that he missed the most important reaction: denying it. "He...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Wednesday, May 6, said more pieces of evidence may be submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman as part of an ongoing inquiry into alleged irregularities in public works projects. Lacson disclosed that aside from previously discussed matters,...
A pickup truck was used to transport 10 grocery boxes allegedly containing P299 million to the office of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez, a witness told the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, May 5. The claim was made by Monica Louis...
