P50-B flood control projects in Cebu: ICI, DPWH validating them

Mary Joy Salcedo - @inquirerdotnet 11/19/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Some $50 billion worth of flood control projects in Cebu from 2016 to 2025 are currently being validated by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The…

Zaldy Co on months-long silence: Romualdez ‘will shoot me if I talk’

Airam Limatog 11/16/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Resigned Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co was allegedly threatened into silence by former House Speaker Martin Romualdez if he ever spoke out about the supposed insertions in the 2025 national budget. In…

Dumanjug mayor open to investigation into 2025 budget allocations

Airam Limatog 11/16/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Dumanjug Mayor Gungun Gica has formally requested the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Saturday, November 15, to do an inventory of all recent flood control projects in their municipality. This…

Brice Hernandez: How ex-DPWH engineer built a flood of corruption

Cristina Eloisa Baclig 11/13/2025

MANILA, Philippines — When floods swallowed parts of Bulacan in recent years, few suspected that beneath the murky waters lay a billion-peso paper trail of deception. At the center of this widening scandal is a little-known figure…

‘Mountain dams would weaken Cebu floods’

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/06/2025

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to build dams on Cebu's mountains following destructive floods spurred by typhoon Tino. …

Tino sparks renewed scrutiny of Cebu’s flood control projects

Ian Peter Guanzon 11/05/2025

As flood-hit communities in Cebu continue to recover from the devastation brought by Typhoon Tino, a renewed wave of public anger is building online over the integrity and accountability of flood control projects across the province.…

‘Bulok nga classroom’ remark ni Vice Ganda gitubag sa Bulusan mayor

Ian Peter Guanzon 10/29/2025

Mitubag ang lokal nga kagamhanan sa Bulusan sa isyu nga may kalabotan sa komedyante nga si Vice Ganda bahin sa "bulok nga classroom" remark. …

Marcos orders DPWH to slash construction material costs by 50 percent

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos - Philippine News Agency 10/25/2025

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to cut the cost of construction materials for infrastructure projects by 50 percent to ensure the proper use of public…

Anomalous DPWH projects: Raps filed vs. 22 execs, contractors

Benjamin Pulta - Philippine News Agency 10/24/2025

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…

DPWH: Contractor accountability feasible under Cebu City deal

Pia Piquero 10/14/2025

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…

Gatchalian vows to transfer P3-B infra fund from DPWH to DND

TIna Santos 10/08/2025

MANILA, Philippines – Citing low completion rates and idle infrastructure projects, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian vowed to transfer the P3-billion allocation for the Tatag ng Imprastraktura para sa Kapayapaan at Seguridad (TIKAS) Program from the Department of Public…

P255.5B from DPWH budget realigned to prevent ‘waste’ – Marcos

Villamor Visayas Jr 09/28/2025

GONZAGA, CAGAYAN—After seeing up close some alleged “ghost” flood projects and substandard public works during site inspections recently, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he had ordered the realignment of P255.5 billion intended for flood control projects next…

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