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House budget panel realigns P255B earlier cut from DPWH

The pressure is on for the House of Representatives to avoid a repeat of the…

How lawmakers make ‘insertions’ even in budget preparation stage

Former Secretary Manuel Bonoan of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday…

All Bulacan public works projects ‘overpriced’   

Now comes another confirmation—or confession—from an official of the Department of Public Works and Highways…

When ghost projects become the season’s hottest look

Across the Philippines, citizens are left to deal with not even the bare minimum: roads…

ICI: DPWH personnel ‘destroying, tampering’ flood control documents

The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Monday denounced reports of “widespread destruction and tampering”…

Marcos ready to face ICI over reported P21-M contributions from contractors

President Marcos is ready to face an investigation over the millions of pesos in campaign…

Challenges of money muling probes

Acting on the petition of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), the Court of Appeals issued…

Marcos faces growth test as graft probe stalls projects

The ongoing probe into alleged corruption in government-funded flood control projects could cause short-term disruptions…

Much more than flood control

Flood control projects (FCPs), whether ghost or existent, but watered down (pun intended), are today’s…

Confronting the Philippine corruption crisis

Nothing has struck the Filipino public more indelibly in recent months than the optics: bundles…