Emphasizing the need to ensure that the massive allocation translates to genuine improvements in learning outcomes, the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) has called for full transparency and accountability in the use of the record-high P1.28-trillion education budget for 2026. In a statement...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon, on Monday, Oct. 20, designated Lara Marisse Inguito-Esquibil as Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary for Convergence Projects and Technical Services. Esquibil, 36, succeeds former undersecretary Arrey Perez, who voluntarily stepped...
The first phase of the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge (BCIB), which is worth P7.25-billion and poised to be the country’s longest water-spanning bridge, has drawn bids from eight top local and international construction firms, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Tuesday,...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will make all project biddings accessible to the public through livestreaming to promote transparency in its procurement activities. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the initiative will start with the bidding for the multi-billion Bataan-Cavite...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has adopted a blockchain platform to promote transparency and curb corruption in its multibillion-peso flood control projects. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon and Blockchain Council of the Philippines (BCP) President Donald Patrick Lim signed a...
Aiming to strengthen accountability and participatory governance in the country’s schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, September 30, officially announced the launch of Project Bukas—a first-of-its-kind transparency initiative that makes education data publicly accessible. In...
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong on Saturday, Sept. 27, warned that corruption remains the gravest injustice to Filipinos as it threatens the nation’s future and deprives children of education. In a statement, the mayor reaffirmed his commitment to fight corruption, despite his decision to...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) lifted Tuesday, Sept. 16, the suspension on procurement for locally funded projects, which was initially imposed after some flood control structures were found to be ghost projects. DPWH Secretary Vince B. Dizon directed all implementing offices...
A coalition of top Filipino influencers and content creators has officially launched Creators Against Corruption (CAC), a grassroots movement calling for transparency, accountability, and urgent reforms in the Philippine government. The launch event, held in Kapitolyo, Pasig, on September 11, comes...
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...
Warning that graft continues to weaken institutions and harm the poor, the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) on Monday, September 8, denounced widespread corruption in the country and called for stronger accountability measures in government. In a statement, the national...
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...
