The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Monday, Nov. 3, that it is slashing construction material costs and cracking down on overpricing and corruption in government projects, potentially saving up to ₱60-B in 2026. The move follows President Marcos ' directive for...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has launched an investigation into farm-to-market road (FMR) projects allegedly overpriced by P10.3 billion, based on data submitted by the Department of Agriculture (DA). DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said Agriculture Secretary Francisco “Kiko”...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Ahead of the resumption of plenary sessions, House quinta-committee overall chairman, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has vowed to step up the joint panel’s efforts to lower the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, June 4 said she is not surprised to hear that former President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the transfer of billions of Covid-19 funds from the Department of Health to the Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Service (PS-DBM). Hontiveros was reacting...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is once again at the center of a controversy as photos and documents of alleged overpricing on the procurement of cameras continue to circulate online. (DepEd Central Office / file photo) Issuing a statement on Wednesday, Feb. 1, the Alliance of Concerned...
Militant congressmen are calling on the Committee on Agriculture and Food to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on what they described as the "potential overpricing and price manipulation of onions in the market". (Unsplash) Makabayan bloc members ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro,...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is investigating private distribution utilities (DUs) and electric cooperatives (ECs) that have been the subject of complaints for allegedly overpricing pass-on costs to consumers, primarily on generation charges. The commission said they are prioritizing the...
With the never-ending upswing of oil prices, the government is getting razor-sharp on its drive to "scrutinize" the scale of profits oil companies may have been pocketing from the weekly price hikes. According to Energy Undersecretary Gerardo Erguiza Jr., the "fuel cost unbundling" rule will be...
Malacañang on Wednesday, Dec. 22, asked looters and business owners overpricing consumer goods amid the devastation left by Typhoon “Odette” not to take advantage of their fellow Filipinos who are already suffering. Typhoon Odette leaves Siargao Island ravaged. (Leni Gerona Robredo/Facebook)...
The Duterte administration will go after Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. if it has indeed cheated the government of the taxes it should pay. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave this guarantee during a virtual press conference Friday, Oct. 29,...
DIWA Partylist Rep. Michael Aglipay, chairman of the House Committee on Good Government, disclosed Wednesday, Oct. 6, that the chamber decided to step into the controversy surrounding the alleged overpricing of over billions of pesos in COVID-19 supplies when the name of President Rodrigo Duterte...
Krizle Grace Mago, an incorporator and former regulatory officer of embattled Pharmally Pharmaceuticals Corporation, on Monday, Oct. 4 retracted her statement in admitting before the Senate that the firm had “swindled” government, stressing that it was a “pressured response” to a question...
