President Marcos has tapped three seasoned reformists to take on one of the toughest jobs in government today: rooting out corruption in flood control and infrastructure projects. The newly created Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), formed under Executive Order No. 94, will...
CEBU CITY – Various civil society groups, people’s organizations, and concerned citizens are mounting a rally on Sunday, Sept. 14, to demand accountability amid the current flood control projects scandal. The Panaghiusa sa Yanong Sugbuanon Batok sa Korapsyon (Payong) coalition said the rally at...
Malacañang announced two of the three members forming the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), a body created to investigate alleged corruption, irregularities, and misuse of funds in government flood control and other infrastructure projects over the past decade. In a press briefing...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reaffirmed their commitment to the Constitution and their mandate to the Filipino people, rejecting politically motivated calls for the military to withdraw support from the government amid heightened political...
CEBU CITY – There are no ghost flood control projects in the fourth district of Leyte province and if there are questions, scrutiny is very much welcomed. Officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Leyte 4th District Engineering Office pointed this out as they debunked...
The influential Makati Business Club (MBC) appealed for calm amid growing public outrage against corruption linked to anomalous flood control projects, noting that the newly created independent commission should be given a chance to deliver results. In a statement on Friday, Sept. 12, the MBC said...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince B. Dizon on Friday, Sept. 12, vowed to recover public funds allegedly lost to irregularities in flood-control projects, stressing that taxpayers’ money must be returned from erring officials and contractors. Following directives from...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will deploy the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to help investigate thousands of flood control projects flagged for irregularities. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon, in a television interview on Friday, Sept....
DAVAO CITY – Despite online criticism that Davao City’s first district continues to suffer from flooding, long-time Bangkal and Matina Aplaya coastal and riverside residents said seawalls and other flood control projects have reduced the problem in their areas. Fifty-year-old fisherman Jarin...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Friday, September 12 that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will continue its investigation into the corruption behind anomalous flood control projects in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) even though Malacañang has...
The University of the Philippines (UP) has expressed strong support for transparency and accountability in government infrastructure projects following recent reports of widespread corruption in the country’s flood control initiatives. In a statement, UP President Angelo Jimenez said the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has increased the number of cops deployed in Metro Manila to guard against possible unrest as public discontent mounts over alleged corruption in government flood control projects, leading thousands to take their grievances to the streets for the Black Friday...
