Latest in DPWHThe Department of Education (DepEd) is giving classroom construction funds directly to local government units, civil society organizations, and the private sector to implement for the first time in its history, ending the longstanding practice of routing all construction through the Department of…
The Office of the Ombudsman said it shares the same advocacy as the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) members rallying along EDSA in support of Senator Rodante Marcoleta, calling the situation a matter of miscommunication rather than conflict. “Kung accountability po at transparency ang kanilang…
The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday formally filed criminal information before the Sandiganbayan against Senator Jinggoy Estrada for plunder—a non-bailable offense—under Republic Act No. 7080 and violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act under Republic Act No. 3019.…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended plunder and graft charges against Senator Jinggoy Estrada and several former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials over an alleged conspiracy to manipulate the 2025 national infrastructure budget and siphon funds from flood control…
The Marcos administration is pumping funds into major infrastructure projects across key government agencies to prop up the economy and sustain employment amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, ordering a catch-up plan to ensure all programs are delivered on time this year. Executive Secretary Ralph…
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto on Tuesday accused Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Legarda Leviste of running a P24-billion ghost solar project fraud against the government and the Filipino people—and said the congressman’s relentless smear campaign against him exists for one reason…
Vietnam is in the grip of a construction frenzy unlike anything Southeast Asia has seen in a generation—and while Hanoi breaks ground on bullet trains, nuclear plants, and the world’s largest stadium, the Philippines is fighting a different kind of battle: keeping fuel affordable for ordinary…
With global economic uncertainty rising from the US-Iran conflict, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is accelerating infrastructure spending, with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) releasing P46.22 billion to fund 1,743 infrastructure projects nationwide. Budget Secretary Rolando Toledo…
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, January 14 said he received information indicating that former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan deliberately submitted inaccurate data on flood control projects to Malacañang, which later…
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday, January 11, invoked the adage that “people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones” as he flagged ₱2.5 billion in allocables linked to Imee Marcos in the 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP), while questioning her criticism…
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday, January 11, warned that former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials who withdraw their sworn statements on anomalous flood control projects could face perjury charges, while stressing that any recantation would not…
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has certified as safe the major bridges that will be used during the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene. Domagoso made the announcement during a press briefing at the Quiapo Church on Wednesday…
Plans to rehabilitate Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA), the longest and most congested highway in the metropolis, have been repeatedly revised in 2025, as start dates were announced, halted, and rescheduled by the government. The shifting plans unfolded over several months through press…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, December 9 announced that the Court of Appeals (CA) has issued a freeze order on the bank accounts and assets of Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, ACT-CIS Rep. Edvic “Eddie” Yap, Silverwolves Construction Corporation, and Skyward Aviation Corporation amid an…
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, December 3 warned that more than ₱180 billion may have been lost to ghost flood-control projects dating back to 2016, based on Senate inspections that found over 600 nonexistent projects out of the 10,000 reviewed so far. Lacson said…
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