MANILA, Philippines — A former assistant district engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday implicated Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva in the alleged corruption in flood control projects, an accusation the two lawmakers denied. At the second House infrastructure committee hearing on the anomalous projects, Brice Hernandez said Estrada […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has declared war against his attackers, warning those who would try to silence him using his past. Even before the resumption of the Senate blue ribbon hearing into anomalous flood control projects last Monday, Estrada said he was already told that he would become an “easy target” because of […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — It appears that Senator Jinggoy Estrada is not safe after all, after former Bulacan assistant district engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez name-dropped him as one of the senators who are allegedly involved in the anomalous infrastructure projects hounding the country. During the House of Representatives’ infra-committee hearing on Tuesday, Hernandez finally blurted out […]
Read MoreContractors Sarah and Curlee Discaya on Monday disclosed the names of several congressmen, their staff, and officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways who are allegedly involved in corruption in the country’s flood control projects. The Discaya couple said this during the ongoing Senate blue ribbon committee hearing, as they expressed willingness to be […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Three members not connected to the government will make up the independent commission that will investigate the anomalous flood projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), according to President R. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “I cannot divulge yet the personalities who will be part of the independent commission. I do […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A total of 60 flood-control projects are currently under scrutiny, as they seem to fit into the category of “ghost projects,” Chair of Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Rodante Marcoleta said. During a recent hearing, Marcoleta said that the numbers he cited were based on the data provided by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—Akbayan Rep. Chel Diokno on Friday urged Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon to consider asking for bank secrecy waivers and warrants to intercept government-issued devices to crack down on suspect officials and employees from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). During the House committee on appropriations hearing on the DPWH’s proposed P881.3-billion […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday said the government does not want Indonesia-style unrest to erupt in the Philippines amid ongoing investigations into irregularities in flood-control projects. The statement followed a protest by members of Kalikasan and a disaster survivors’ group staged outside a construction firm owned by the Discaya family, who are accused of […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has tasked the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to conduct a sweeping review of the DPWH proposed budget under the 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP). This was according to Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro during Wednesday’s briefing. ”The […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is open to listening to “sensible” suggestions from the Dutertes in addressing the country’s anomalous flood control projects, according to Malacañang. In a statement on Saturday, Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro said the President is continuously working to solve the issues surrounding the flood control projects in the country.
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