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Contractor bares ‘systematic fraud’ in DPWH flood control project bidding

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — A contractor on Tuesday told the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee that bidding for flood control projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has long been manipulated by politicians and officials, with contractors forced to play along or face blacklisting. Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II, testifying under oath, described what he […]
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Ex-Bulacan assistant district engineer bares 6 years of substandard DPWH projects in Bulacan

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — During the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the Bulacan flood control scam on Tuesday, a former assistant district engineer in Bulacac testified that Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) projects in Bulacan from 2019 to 2025 have been consistently substandard due to poor planning, corruption, and lack of proper monitoring. […]
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Dizon suspends Baguio City district engineer for tampering with DPWH project documents

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
    MANILA, Philippines — Department Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vivencio Dizon suspended and filed administrative charges against Baguio City District Engineer Rene Zarate after receiving information of alleged tampering of DPWH projects-related documents. In a two-page order, dated Sept. 22, 2025, Dizon slapped Zarate with a 30-day preventive suspension, effective immediately, for […]
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Remulla seeks DOJ evaluation of Alcantara affidavit, Senate committee approves temporary transfer

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday requested permission from the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to bring former Bulacan district engineer Henry Alcantara to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for evaluation of his sworn affidavit, which details alleged multi-billion peso corruption in DPWH projects. During the hearing, Remulla emphasized the urgency of […]
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Marcoleta, Remulla clash over restitution in Witness Protection Program

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Rodante Marcoleta and Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla engaged in a heated exchange on Tuesday over whether restitution should be required for applicants to the Witness Protection Program (WPP), particularly in cases involving financial crimes. During the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing, Marcoleta stressed that restitution was not a requisite under […]
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Alcantara links Estrada, Villanueva, Co, Revilla to anomalous infra projects

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines — Former Bulacan district engineer Henry Alcantara on Tuesday confirmed massive corruption in Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) projects involving billions of pesos and linked several government officials including Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva, Rep. Zaldy Co, and former senator Bong Revilla. He said that the transactions were made […]
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All infra projects in Bulacan substandard — Hernandez

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Former Bulacan assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez revealed on Tuesday that all Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) projects in Bulacan from 2019 to 2025 were substandard due to poor planning, corruption, and lack of proper monitoring. Hernandez, questioned by Senator Bam Aquino during the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing, said […]
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Super Typhoon Nando blows out; LPA to enter Tuesday

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Super Typhoon Nando has left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) but a low pressure area (LPA) will likely enter on Tuesday afternoon, the weather bureau said. Nathaniel Servando, administrator of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), said that the super typhoon exited the archipelago early Tuesday morning. He […]
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Ex-DPWH engineer affirms 4 lawmakers’ links to massive flood control corruption

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — A former district engineer implicated 2 incumbent and 2 former lawmakers in the multibillion-peso flood control corruption at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Testifying before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Tuesday, former Bulacan district engineer Henry Alcantara presented a detailed sworn statement on the massive corruption at the […]
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Ombudsman clarification sought on alleged clearance of Justice Secretary Remulla

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Lawyers representing Davao City Acting Mayor Sebastian Duterte have formally requested the Office of the Ombudsman to clarify reports claiming that Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla was issued an Ombudsman clearance despite pending complaints against him. In a letter dated Sept. 20, 2025, addressed to Acting Ombudsman Dante Vargas and Deputy Ombudsman […]
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