MANILA, 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,…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Rep. Vincent Franco “Duke” Frasco has offered a P500,000 cash reward for credible information that could lead to the discovery of anomalies in the implementation of flood control projects in Cebu’s 5th District.…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Sixth District Engineering Office has begun repair works on a collapsed sheet pile flood control structure in Barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City. Around 15 meters of…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A Mandaue City resident has filed a formal letter of complaint to the Senate, urging them to investigate the alleged substandard flood control projects implemented across Cebu province. Edward Ligas, a concerned citizen,…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A section of a sheet pile flood control structure inside the 6.5-hectare urban poor compound in Barangay Paknaan here collapsed on Tuesday night, August 26, according to residents. In a public advisory issued…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH 7) said it found no ghost projects in its flood control programs in Cebu, despite growing national concerns about billions of pesos…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 6th Engineering District has implemented a total of 87 flood control projects across its jurisdiction from 2022 to 2025, with a combined cost of ₱7.3…
CEBU CITY, Philippines —One mangrove is dead, others are dying, all buried by a flood project gone wrong. A re-inspection by the Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CCENRO) has confirmed that at least five mangrove…
MANILA, Philippines — Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman emphasizes that the national funding for the country’s flood control program should be visible, functional, and truly helpful to Filipinos. Pangandaman on Friday afternoon said she had a…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The flood control project in Barangay Banilad, Mandaue City, is expected to be completed before the end of the year. It is seen to significantly help reduce flooding in the area, especially along…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – They were meant to protect the city from floods. Instead, they buried its natural defense against them. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) admitted to constructing portions of a flood control…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Mandaue City Mayor-elect Thadeo “Jonkie” Ouano has identified flood control as among the priorities of his administration, focusing particularly on long-standing problem areas like A.S. Fortuna Street in Brgy. Banilad and along the…
