AMID the turmoil and public anger that has erupted over the progressive discovery of dozens, if not hundreds of grossly anomalous flood control projects, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman have also been put under the microscope, with lawmakers and the Filipino people …
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PUBLIC Works Secretary Vince Dizon said Friday that he will recommend the filing of criminal charges before the Ombudsman against former Bulacan 1st District engineer Henry Alcantara, who was found guilty of multiple administrative offenses related to anomalous infrastructure projects. Dizon made the announcement a day after inspecting the P96.5-million …
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(PNA file photo) MANILA – Authorities rescued seven minors from online sexual exploitation during an operation in Barangay Calzada-Tipas, Taguig City on Sept. 3. The late-night rescue was carried out by police operatives of Camp Crame, with support from the Taguig Women and Children Protection Desk. Local social workers were on-site …
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Filipinos are set to enjoy eight long weekends next year as President Marcos issued Proclamation No. 1006 listing the regular and special nonworking days for 2026.Malacañan Palace (Manila Bulletin/File Photo) Based on the proclamation, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Sept. 3, the regular holidays for 2026 are the …
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‘SYSTEMIC’ CORRUPTION. Senator Panfilo Lacson delivers a privilege speech at the Senate in Pasay City on Wednesday (Aug. 20, 2025), where he disclosed a recurring pattern of “systemic” corruption in the country’s flood control projects. Lacson also bared several dubious practices at the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB), including “accreditation for …
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“In the strongest terms possible, we hereby declare our outrage, disgust and disappointment about the acts of many of our legislators in Congress and officials in the Executive Department, primarily in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the local government units (LGUs), and the Commission on Audit (COA), …
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Photo shows an unfinished section of a flood-control project along Pampanga River in Barangay Bulusan in Calumpit, Bulacan. (Santi San Juan) The executive director and two other board members of the embattled Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) abruptly resigned amid growing scrutiny over an alleged “registration-for-sale” scheme. Trade Secretary Cristina …
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Photo shows a member of a disaster survivors’ group defacing the signage of the St. Gerrard Construction company main office in Pasig (Miguel De Guzman) MANILA, Philippines — Activists from various groups stormed the gate of St. Gerrard Construction in Pasig City yesterday, targeting what they called corrupt contractors and …
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Former president Rodrigo Duterte (ICC Photo) Victims in the International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings against former president Rodrigo Duterte have urged judges to keep him in detention, warning that his release could endanger their safety and undermine the trial. In a redacted public filing submitted by the Office of Public …
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(MB PHOTO) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has formally removed the purchase booklet from the list of requirements for senior citizens to avail of the mandated 20 percent discount and 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) exemption on medicines and medical devices. In FDA Circular No. 2025-005, issued on Thursday, …
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