Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Friday, August 29 said the Philippine Construction Accreditation Board (PCAB) should take an active role to address allegations of “accreditation for sale” in the flood control and other infrastructure projects in the country. Lacson made the...
Filipinos exposing the luxurious lifestyle of children of some contractors included in President Marcos ' list was actually viewed as heeding to the chief executive 's call to help in uncovering corrupt practices. Some of the kids of contractors revealed by Marcos as the top companies...
Any lifestyle check that will be done on government officials must be “deep dive” and not merely superficial, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, Aug. 27. In an interview in The Hague, Netherlands, the Vice President agreed with President Marcos’ call for lifestyle checks amid...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Ilocos Director Ronnel Tan has assured the public that there are no “ghost projects” in the region. Tan, in a press conference on Wednesday, said they are strictly enforcing quality assurance measures and project...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, August 27 said he supports President Marcos’ call for a lifestyle check on all government officials amid the ongoing investigation into anomalous flood control projects. “I think it’s about time…government officials ought to be following...
Malacañang said President Marcos continues to trust Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan despite the anomalies in the country 's flood-control projects. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said on Wednesday, Aug. 27, that...
Staff and engineers of Bulacan’s first district office have been ordered to explain their alleged involvement in ghost projects in the province after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) issued show-cause orders to the office. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan warned that unsatisfactory...
Senator Mark Villar on Tuesday, August 26 has called on relevant government agencies to hold accountable those contractors who may have submitted falsified geotagged photographs of government projects as part of their certification and justify payments. Villar, a former Department of Public Works...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora has called for a whole-of-nation approach to solve the perennial problem of flooding in the country, saying that the construction and proper operation of flood control projects are not enough in curbing it. In a radio interview, Zamora, also the president of the...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Saturday, Aug. 23, moved to hold erring officials accountable as it prepared for a sweeping internal “cleansing” over alleged ghost and substandard flood control projects in Bulacan. In a radio interview, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan on Friday, Aug. 22, said he will remain in office despite calls for his resignation after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. instructed him to continue overseeing investigations into alleged failed and non-existent...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio Singson rejected Malacañang’s offer to return to the Cabinet and instead expressed willingness to lead an independent investigation into alleged multibillion-peso irregularities in the agency’s flood control projects....
