Public construction is poised for a strong rebound in the second half of the year after two consecutive quarters of contraction, according to a senior budget official, but, restoring the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) budget to the trillion-peso mark remains off the horizon....
Damage to infrastructure and agriculture from the combined effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical cyclones “Luis” and “Maymay” has reached more than P4 billion as at least 82 flood control projects were either partially affected or totally destroyed across the country, the...
President Marcos has vowed to hold accountable all individuals responsible for the anomalous implementation of government infrastructure projects, stressing that the government must ensure these projects deliver the protection and services Filipinos need. Speaking at the Foreign Correspondents...
Fed up with the floods caused by the Habagat-strengthened rains, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co went off on the government on Friday, Aug. 14 as she sought genuine solutions to the flood control corruption issue. In particular, Co complained of the widespread flooding caused by the unyielding...
If Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice has evidence of anomalies in the flood control projects, he should bring them to the Ombudsman, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro challenged. Castro said Erice should bare everything he knows about the flood control scandal so that he...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco refuses to be complacent despite the apparent effectiveness of the city 's flood control system amid the Habagat-strengthened rains in the metropolis. Despite days of persistent rainfall, the city 's navigational gate, coastal dike, flood...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has filed a resolution seeking an investigation into the rehabilitation and repair of Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) after fresh potholes emerged on newly repaired portions of the highway following recent monsoon rains. In filing Senate Resolution No. 594,...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday, August 13 renewed his call to abolish the so-called “leadership fund” or “allocables” from the national budget, saying it is not merely another form of pork barrel, but a worse version of the outlawed system. Lacson made the remark following...
Flood control funding is back. But its return to the proposed 2027 national budget should not be treated as a routine restoration of government spending. It should serve as a test of whether the state has learned anything from the scandal that badly damaged public trust in infrastructure projects....
Former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan testified Wednesday, Aug. 12, that then Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo submitted to him the project lists of former Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. under the department’s Senate leadership fund. Bonoan...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Acting Secretary Kim Robert de Leon said on Tuesday, Aug. 11 that the sheer necessity of flood control projects led to the restoration of these items in the country 's spending plan, specifically in the P7.2-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP)...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Tuesday, Aug. 11, that it would strictly follow judicial mandates to transport former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan before the Sandiganbayan for his scheduled testimony in the trial of former senator Ramon “Bong”...
