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 — Portions of a flood control riprap in Barangay Budlaan have collapsed, exposing what Mayor Nestor Archival described as substandard work by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Several sections of…
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Wednesday asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the issuance of an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order (ILBO) against former secretary Manuel Bonoan, among others in…
MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers have raised concerns over the affidavit signed by the Discaya couple, which was read before the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing. They noted it may be defective because it was supported by an…
MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday assured that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation into substandard and “ghost” flood control projects would not conflict with Malacañang’s plan to form an independent commission. Lacson,…
MANILA, Philippines — There will be no budget for flood control projects implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) next year as part of the executive branch’s move to rid the proposed 2026 national…
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has moved to bar contractors linked to anomalous flood control projects from government procurement. This as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed the immediate blacklisting of erring firms.…
MANILA, Philippines – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) called for a wider probe into corruption in flood control projects, stressing that accountability should not stop with contractors but must also include legislators, engineers, auditors, and…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros has renewed her call for sweeping reforms in government infrastructure projects, urging “zero tolerance” against contractors behind alleged anomalous or substandard flood control projects and stressing the vital role of…
MANILA – Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Wednesday said the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will be conducting its own investigations on substandard and ‘ghost’ government flood control projects. “We will mobilize the NBI for that.Kanina kinausap…
MANILA, Philippines — Contractor couple Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya are still in the Philippines, according to their legal counsel, lawyer Cornelio Samaniego III, in a press conference on Wednesday. “Definitely, nandito pa. Masaya na sila…
MANILA, Philippines — Former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan and other persons linked to the alleged anomalies in the flood control program attended the Senate blue ribbon panel’s probe on Monday. Although Bonoan resigned on Sunday and…
