As far as he is concerned, the bidding process for government projects is usually rigged as the winning contractors are already predetermined, controversial contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya told the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Tuesday, September 23. Discaya pointed this out as he...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered the preventive suspension and filing of administrative charges against Baguio City District Engineer Rene Zarate for allegedly tampering with project records and refusing to submit documents to the Independent...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon has called on the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of National Defense (DND) to assist in an urgent nationwide validation of flood control projects. In letters dated Sept. 11 and addressed to...
The camp of Senator Joseph Ejercito Estrada on Monday, September 22 is confident that no evidence exists linking him to any supposed “kickbacks” in flood control projects. This, after former Bulacan assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez was reportedly able to retrieve documents, computer...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson expressed on Monday, September 22 his belief that Congress is the “original sin” behind all the substandard and ghost flood control projects that have turned Filipinos’ lives into a living hell. “Congress is the original sin here. If...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Monday, Sept. 22, warned that fraudsters are impersonating Secretary Vince Dizon and other officials to steal money and personal information. The scammers reportedly would contact citizens through phone calls, sometimes claiming to be Dizon or...
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...
Noticing a "weak applause" for Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon during an event in Pampanga, President Marcos made another assurance to the public that the new DPWH chief can deliver amid the widespread flood control anomalies he was tasked to address. Marcos...
As part of efforts to strengthen transparency and accountability in government infrastructure projects, the Department of Education (DepEd) has directed its regional and division offices to submit a consolidated report on uncompleted school buildings before the end of the month. In a memorandum...
The country poured billions into flood control projects with no national master plan to guide them, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon admitted Friday, Sept. 19. He disclosed that during an initial internal investigation, contractors often could not produce...
Raising concerns over construction quality and accountability in government infrastructure projects, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, September 19, revealed that more than 1,000 classrooms nationwide had been turned over to schools in an “unfinished” state. Citing an audit...
