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DPWH diverted ₱50 billion in unprogrammed funds for infra projects, including ₱30 billion for flood control projects in 2024: Lacson
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Tuesday, October 28, revealed that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) diverted at least ₱50 billion from unprogrammed appropriations in the 2024 national budget for various infrastructure projects, including ₱30 billion for…
Korapsyon: No. 2 national concern ng mga Pilipino — OCTA Survey
Pumapangalawa ang korapsyon bilang national concern ng mga Pilipino, batay sa Tugon ng Masa survey ng OCTA Research. Sa survey ng OCTA, tumaas ang concern ng mga Pilipino sa korapsyon ng 18% kumpara mula sa 13% noong Hulyo at 31% noong Setyembre. “The sharp rise in corruption concerns indicates a…
Purge fly-by-night contractors at DPWH: Erice
Caloocan 2nd District Rep. Edgar “Egay” Erice on Saturday, October 18, called on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to “purge” unqualified and fly-by-night contractors from its project roster. Speaking in an exclusive interview on DZRH’s Special on Saturday, Erice said the practice…
‘Negligent, incompetent’: Why President Marcos should fire Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, according to Rep. Egay Erice
Caloocan 2nd District Rep. Edgar “Egay” Erice on Saturday, October 18, called on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to fire Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, saying her department failed to prevent what he described as “unprecedented diversions and insertions” amounting to ₱1.45 trillion over…
Passing 2026 DPWH budget without 25% reduction tantamount to approving kickbacks, Leandro Leviste warns
Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste warned that approving the 2026 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) without lowering project costs by 25 percent would be tantamount to endorsing the entrenched system of kickbacks that has long plagued the agency. “Kung papayagan…
On the ₱879,000 body cameras: Sen. Raffy Tulfo, firing the BAC is barely scratching the surface
The ₱879,000-per-unit body-worn camera procurement of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has drawn public outrage, after Senator Raffy Tulfo flagged it “immoral” and “scandalous.” His demand was blunt: fire the members of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) and the Technical Working Group (TWG)…
BIR files ₱7.1-billion tax evasion cases vs. Discaya couple
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has filed multiple criminal complaints against Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II, Cezarah Rowena “Sarah” Cruz Discaya, and an officer of St. Gerrard Construction Gen. Contractor & Development Corporation over an estimated ₱7.18 billion in unpaid taxes. BIR…
In turmoil: The Senate faces its most ‘unstable’ period in years
The 20th Congress has turned into one of the most turbulent in years, with the Senate shaken by corruption allegations, sudden leadership changes, and widening political divides that former Senate President Franklin Drilon describes as “the most unstable” he has witnessed in decades. Barely a…
Ex-DPWH exec Roberto Bernardo implicates Escudero, Binay, Revilla, Co, DepEd Usec in alleged scam in flood control projects
Former Public Works undersecretary Roberto Bernardo on Thursday, September 25, alleged that Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, former senators Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and Nancy Binay, Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co and Education Undersecretary Trygve Olaivar received kickbacks tied to flood control and…
₱1.45 trillion in insertions, diversions: Executive branch allowed Congress to hijack Marcos’ budget for the last 3 years, says Erice
Caloocan 2nd District Rep. Edgar “Egay” Erice blasted the Executive branch for allowing Congress to derail President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fiscal priorities by diverting or altering some ₱1.45 trillion in the Chief Executive’s budget proposals for 2023, 2024 and 2025. In an interview on DZRH…
Executive branch put Marcos’ legacy at risk for allowing massive budget insertions: Erice
Caloocan 2nd District Rep. Edgar “Egay” Erice said the Executive Department should share the blame with Congress for allowing billions of pesos in questionable budget insertions to persist in recent years, warning that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s legacy is now at stake. In an interview on…
South Korean President orders immediate halt to Philippine project amid corruption concerns, says local media
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday, September 9, ordered an “immediate halt” to procedures for a Philippine civil engineering project worth 700 billion won after reports that it had been revived despite being earlier rejected over corruption and mismanagement concerns. According to…
Lacson reveals how the ‘BGC Boys’ laundered flood control funds through casinos
They are called the “BGC Boys.” Not for Bonifacio Global City, but for the ‘Bulacan Group of Contractors,’ a nickname used by casino employees. A focus of ongoing Senate scrutiny into flood control anomalies, the group of former and current DPWH Bulacan district officials is now accused of using…
Lacson urges AMLC to freeze assets of DPWH execs linked to flood control scam
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, September 9, called on the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to freeze the bank accounts of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials he accused of laundering kickbacks from anomalous flood control projects through…
Ping Lacson links ex-DPWH chief Manuel Bonoan to contractors behind anomalous Bulacan projects
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, September 9 linked former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan to alleged irregularities in flood control projects in Bulacan, citing family and corporate connections that he said formed part of a web of corruption. In his second…