MANILA, Philippines— A proposed measure seeking reforms in the party-list system includes a provision barring nominees who are involved in government projects, as well as those with relatives in government positions up to the fourth degree of…
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has named 22 officials and contractors in charges filed before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) in connection with alleged anomalous projects in La Union and Davao…
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Monday that it has identified 21 contractors who contributed campaign donations to about six or seven candidates and party-list groups in the May 2025 midterm elections. During…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has backed the city’s proposed “Undertaking of Commitment” for contractors. The agency affirmed that the contractor accountability measure can feasibly be integrated into existing project…
MANILA, Philippines — Six more senators received campaign donations from contractors, Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday. Garcia noted that the donors of these senators are among the 55 contractors who contributed during…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – One of the top contractors involved in flood control projects in Cebu has spoken up. Naga City-based Quirante Construction Corp. on Thursday, September 11, dismissed allegations linking them to substandard or ghost flood…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — No more empty promises. Mayor Nestor Archival Sr. said that contractors handling flood control projects, or any other project, should be required to sign agreements committing to complete the work on time or…
MANILA, Philippines — 15 contractors donated to candidates in the 2022 national and local elections, Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia said on Friday. This was the findings of the Political Finance and Affairs Department (PFAD) of the…
MANILA, Philippines — A group of mayors has called on national government agencies, particularly the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), to identify politicians and contractors behind defective and substandard flood control and other infrastructure projects.…
MANILA, Philippines — Ten or more congressmen in the 20th Congress serve as contractors for government-funded projects, said Sen. Erwin Tulfo. In an interview on Tuesday, Tulfo said the latest information he received is that there are…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan urged the Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) to blacklist erring contractors from participating in bidding and receiving projects. Chan said this in…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Project contractors, who were unable to finish their assigned projects, face the risk of termination of their contract with the Capitol. The Cebu Provincial Engineering Office is expected to start assessing the rehabilitation…
