Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Saturday, Sept. 20, that testimony from former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan First District Engineering Office head Henry Alcantar could open the proverbial "can of worms" in the flood control investigation. And...
It all goes back to the lawmakers. For Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, the whole flood control projects mess could have been avoided if only senators and congressmen had not made budget insertions into district engineering offices of the Department of Public Works and Highways...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon said on Thursday, Sept. 18, that the government may have lost trillions due to anomalous flood control projects. In his interpellation during the Senate Blue Ribbon hearing on the anomalous flood control projects, Senator Francis...
Can you detect where Zaldy Co is right now? This was asked by Senator Rodante Marcoleta to the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), the central government agency responsible for addressing all national issues and activities related to space science, technology, and application during the hearing of...
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has secured a freeze order for more than 130 bank accounts and insurance policies linked to a corruption scandal involving flood-control projects, officials announced Tuesday, Sept. 16. The Court of Appeals granted the order for 135 bank accounts and 27...
Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson on Tuesday, Sept. 9, showed proof of the involvement of a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official who allegedly called up and invited at least one lawmaker to make early insertions in the budget for 2026. In a privilege speech, Lacson presented a...
The trail of discoveries tied to the alleged flood control corruption appears far from over. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Tuesday, Sept. 9, bared fresh revelations of massive corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), linking officials and...
"Receipts" and not say-so, will be the name of the game in Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson 's investigation as incoming chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Lacson said this as he is set to lead the probe into substandard and ghost flood control projects. In an...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero has approved the issuance of subpoenas to five contractors and three officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to compel their attendance the public hearing on irregularities surrounding the flood control projects across the...
Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said the budget for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) could be reduced if it determines that some of the agency’s proposed projects will no longer be needed, as a two-week timeline has been set to revisit the DPWH budget following President...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is temporarily suspending bidding for all locally funded infrastructure projects nationwide, as the agency aims to crack down on corruption under its newly appointed secretary, Vince Dizon. Dizon said the bidding process will undergo a review in...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta has asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to place several officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and contractors involved in the anomalous flood control projects on the Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order (ILBO). In separate letters dated Aug. 27...
