BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Renato Gustilo of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental has requested the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate three flood control projects totaling P306 million allegedly implemented in the city under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) by three...
Oriental Mindoro Rep. Arnan Panaligan on Thursday, August 21 has denied allegations he proposed flood control projects in his province. Panaligan was referring to Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson’s claims which he disclosed during his privilege speech on Wednesday. “But I just want to make it...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Wednesday, August 20 that only about forty (40) percent of funding for flood control projects are utilized for implementation. Lacson, in his privilege speech entitled “Flooded Gates of Corruption,” bared this as he slammed the “evident pattern of...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan said he will let President Marcos decide on his leave of absence amid an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption in flood control projects. Bonoan stressed that while accountability is important, his leadership remains...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Department of Public Works and Highways-Southern Mindoro District Engineering Office assured that its mandate to protect the lives of people thru flood control projects continues amid controversies hounding the Department of Public Works and Highways...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero has recommended that governors and city mayors be invited to the Senate’s upcoming public hearings on the proposed 2026 national budget. Escudero said he has made the suggestion to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance,...
Flood control projects worth more than ₱800 billion have been implemented since 2022 without substantial coordination with the River Basin Control Office (RBCO), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Wednesday, Aug. 20. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan made the admission after...
President Marcos’ push to investigate the government’s failed flood control projects is simply a way for him to excuse himself from his responsibilities and obligations when the next flooding happens, Vice President Sara Duterte said. In an interview in Paris during a meeting with the Filipino...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday, August 19 pressed government officials to explain numerous flood control projects poured into provinces that are not even among the country’s most flood-prone areas. Citing a list released by President Marcos, Tulfo noted that Cebu received 414 flood control...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan approved on Tuesday, Aug. 19, the rotation of district engineers nationwide as part of the stricter accountability in flood control projects. The policy mandates district engineers to rotate every three years, following...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Department of Public Works and Highways-Mimaropa (Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) Regional Director Gerald A. Pacanan has relieved the project engineer and his staff following complaints on the structural design and quality...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now investigating into how a construction company with only P250,000 in capital was able to corner around P5.3 billion worth of flood control projects this year. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the agency will review the records of the...
