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Casino staff supplied fake IDs for DPWH officials, whistleblower tells Senate

MANILA, Philippines — A whistleblower in the alleged Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) flood control scam in Bulacan admitted before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee that casino personnel themselves provided false identification cards to allow him and several government engineers to enter and gamble in casinos despite the existing ban on public officials. […]
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Marcos monitoring weather situation, says Palace

MANILA, Philippines — Super Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa) has left the country but President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. continues to monitor the weather situation, Malacañang assured the public on Tuesday. “The President is monitoring the weather situation and (Defense) Sec. Gibo Teodoro is giving him constant updates,” Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said in a […]
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Contractor bares ‘systematic fraud’ in DPWH flood control project bidding

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

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

    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

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

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

(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

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

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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