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For 21 years running, Philippines ranked world’s most disaster-prone nation
The Philippines has once again been ranked the most disaster-prone country in the world, topping the 2025 World Risk Index for the 21st consecutive year. According to the report released by Germany’s Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft and Ruhr University Bochum, the Philippines scored 46.56 — a ‘very high…
Vince Dizon slaps show-cause order v.s. district engineer over ‘irregularities’ at Sunog Apog pumping station
Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon has issued a show-cause order against the officer-in-charge of the North Manila District Engineering Office over alleged irregularities surrounding the ₱774-million Sunog Apog Pumping Station in Tondo, which has remained non-operational since its supposed…
Ayuda na naman! Marcos slashes P36-B flood control funds, but redirects them to dole-out programs
While the funds would not end up in flood control, it will go to dole-outs instead. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday, September 26 announced that his administration has realigned ₱36 billion originally earmarked for flood control projects under the Department of Public Works and Highways…
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…
House Speaker Bojie Dy revokes Rep. Zaldy Co’s travel clearance, orders return to PH
House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III has revoked the travel clearance of Ako Bicol partylist Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co and directed him to return to the Philippines within ten days. In a formal letter dated September 18, Dy told Co that his travel clearance for a personal trip was “revoked…
To secure Manila’s future: Isko Moreno moves to hasten rollout of long-term drainage master plan
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso wants the drainage master plan in motion fast, stressing that the next generation of Manileños deserves to grow up in a city no longer crippled by constant floods. On Thursday, September 18, Domagoso personally handed over the city’s long-term…
Lacson hopeful independent probe can bring justice to nation ‘drowning’ in corruption
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday, September 15, expressed hope that the newly formed Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) will bring justice to a nation he described as “drowning in corruption.” Lacson welcomed the appointment of former Supreme Court Justice…
President Marcos revives LGU approval rule to curb corruption in public works
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday, September 15, ordered all government agencies to restore the rule requiring local government units (LGUs) to formally accept national projects before these can be considered complete. Marcos said the acceptance process, which was removed under…
Isko Moreno: ₱93.6M already collected from flood control contractors in unpaid taxes
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso announced on Thursday, September 11, that the city government has so far collected ₱93,639,910.17 in unpaid contractors’ tax from firms behind flood control projects in the capital. Domagoso said 140 of the 315 projects monitored from 2022 to 2025…
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…
DPWH exec tied to flood control anomalies once served as Manila City Engineer
Public Works Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo, who has been linked to alleged irregularities in flood control projects, previously served as City Engineer of Manila under then-Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada. Testimony before the House Infrastructure Committee on Tuesday revealed Bernardo’s long…
Ex-DPWH engineer links Estrada, Villanueva to flood control anomalies
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez has implicated Senators Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada and Joel Villanueva in alleged irregularities involving flood control projects. The revelation came during the House Infrastructure Committee…
Rida Robes denies Discaya allegations, mulls libel case
San Jose del Monte City Mayor Florida “Rida” Robes on Monday, September 8, categorically denied the allegations made by contractor Curlee Discaya linking her to supposed irregularities in flood control projects. Robes branded the claims as “false and absurd,” saying she has never received money or…