Key flood control projects, which were recently put on hold due to legal issues involving their contractors, are moving forward under replacement construction companies to prevent delays in vital infrastructure, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Tuesday, Dec. 9,. DPWH...
The City of Manila has successfully collected P160 million in unpaid taxes from contractors involved in various flood control projects, with the funds now being redirected to support key education and social programs, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced. The announcement was...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia confirmed on Saturday, Oct. 4, that a show-cause order has been issued to Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero over the P30-million campaign donation he received from a contractor for his May 2022 election bid. "Ito po ay naipadala na...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is tracing the assets of 27 officials and contractors linked to anomalous flood control projects as part of efforts to recover millions in stolen public funds. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said Thursday, Sept. 18, that the agency had written to the...
It 's not enough to only discover how much public funds have been stolen, the unfinished and substandard projects must also be redone and completed, President Marcos said. And the reimplementation of those projects will no longer be paid for by the government, Marcos said as he insisted that...
Former Bulacan assistant district engineers Brice Ericson Hernandez and Jaypee Mendoza have been ordered dismissed from service for their alleged involvement in irregularities in flood control projects, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) disclosed on Friday, Sept. 12. In a...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Thursday, Sept. 11, filed graft complaints at the Office of the Ombudsman against 20 officials of its Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office and four private contractors over the alleged massive corruption in flood control projects. DPWH...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Wednesday, Sept. 10, said candidates in the recent elections who allegedly received campaign funds from government contractors should, at the very least, explain the matter, noting that the law prohibits such contributions. “Sana nag-ingat,...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday, 10, that it is looking into 52 contractors who donated to political candidates during the May 2022 elections. "Fifty-two [contractors] po 'yon. Forty-three plus may nakita pa kaming siyam na para sa local...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon said he will endorse criminal charges this week against contractors and agency insiders linked to ghost and substandard flood control projects. Dizon said the first batch of cases against contractors will be submitted on Monday...
Considering that there has been no charges filed against contractors allegedly involved in anomalous flood control projects, Malacañang cannot prevent them from leaving the country. However, a lookout bulletin will be initiated in order to monitor the movement of the contractors amid the...
From accreditation for sale to conflict of interest, and now extortion. Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday, August 31 revealed a third issue hounding the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB), where a contractor was threatened with non-renewal of his license if he did not pay...
