‘CREATIVE corruption’ may as well be the term to describe how those behind billions in taxpayers’ money stole funds supposedly for flood-control projects that have been mostly shown up to be a sham by ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has implemented several flood control projects in Quezon City even without approval and proper coordination with the local ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said he is “thinking very hard” about filing economic sabotage charges against those found to have committed fraud in flood-control ...

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MANILA, Philippines — Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan dismissed the alleged bogus flood control projects in Bulacan’s first district engineering office as a mere “isolated case.” In a televised ...

Aim-listed emerging quicklime producer and critical minerals explorer Firering Strategic Minerals has confirmed that it has received a formal notice of withdrawal from Ricca Resources in respect of ...

ILAGAN City Mayor Josemarie Diaz denied having any involvement in flood control projects awarded by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to Dragon Twelve Builders, a construction company ...

THE Commission on Audit (CoA) has ordered a fraud audit of P44 billion worth of flood control projects in Bulacan province, following President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s call to investigate alleged ...

MANILA, Philippines — Oriental Mindoro 1st District Rep. Arnan Panaligan has denied involvement in a damaged flood control project that was flagged by Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, saying that it was ...

DEPUTY Speaker Ronaldo V. Puno filed a resolution in the House of Representatives on Wednesday calling for an investigation in aid of legislation into the “funders” or sponsors of anomalous and ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Fraud Audit Office (FAO) of the Commission on Audit (COA) has already retrieved the first batch of documents on the controversial flood control projects in Bulacan for ...

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