The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) identified on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at least 252 suspected “ghost projects” in its inspection of government-funded flood control infrastructure programs nationwide. AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said that the findings emerged from the...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on Monday, Nov. 3 reinforced government efforts to uphold integrity in public construction by adopting satellite-based oversight to verify infrastructure progress nationwide and curb “ghost” projects....
The Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) on Thursday, Oct. 16, launched its “Report Infra” website and hotline that will serve as the portal for the public to report and file complaints about ghost, substandard, or overpriced infrastructure projects. The public may call the hotline at (02)...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Oct. 10, vowed to continue assisting the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the inspection of flood control projects across the country. Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said there are sufficient manpower and...
Senator Erwin Tulfo has proposed a bill seeking to provide a one-month income tax holiday amid the multibillion-peso controversy surrounding ghost infrastructure projects. Tulfo, vice chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, filed Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1446 known as the ‘One-Month Tax...
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) ongoing audit into farm-to-market roads (FMRs) has now found nine projects in Mindanao that are non-existent, with a combined value of approximately ₱125 million. Following the initial discovery of three “ghost” projects on Monday, Agriculture Secretary...
Alleged "ghost" farm-to-market road projects are being looked into, Malacañang said. This after the Department of Agriculture (DA) stumbled upon substandard and non-existent farm-to-market road projects across two provinces in Mindanao. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire...
CEBU CITY – Archbishop-designate Alberto “Abet” Uy vowed to join the fight against anomalous infrastructure projects. “Dinhi sa Cebu, kauban ko ninyo sa pagdumili sa ghost projects (Here in Cebu, I join you in rejecting ghost projects),” Uy said on Monday, Sept. 29. Uy expressed his...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has identified substandard and non-existent farm-to-market roads (FMRs) across two provinces in Mindanao, based on the initial findings of its ongoing audit to investigate alleged corruption. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said on Monday, Sept. 29,...
DAVAO CITY – The mayor of the remote coastal town of Jose Abad Santos in Davao Occidental, where a P96-million ghost flood control project was discovered, has hinted that there are still some alleged anomalous infrastructure projects in his town. “Marami pa pong ibang ghost at substandard...
DAVAO CITY – A flood control structure worth P96.5 million in Jose Abad Santos town, Davao Occidental province was exposed as a ghost project following an inspection by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Thursday. During a...
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...
