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The Department of Public Works and Highways found 421 fake flood control projects amid ongoing investigations into fund diversion and corruption under the Marcos administration.
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DPWH validates 421 new ghost projects, readies raps against erring officials, contractors
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has unearthed 421 new ghost flood control projects out of the 8,000 that were inspected across the country.Public Works Secretary Vince Duizon said on Thursday the 421 ghost projects were all validated, majority of which were found in Luzon while the rest were scattered in Visayas and Mindanao.Dizon said the non-existent flood control projects were validated by the DPWH tog…
DPWH flags 421 ‘ghost’ projects in nationwide audit - BusinessWorld Online
The government has found 421 “ghost” infrastructure projects across the Philippines after validating about 8,000 public works, the Department of Public Works and Highways said on Thursday, marking one of the biggest corruption red flags uncovered under the Marcos administration. “Out of the 8,000 projects validated nationwide, 421 were confirmed as ghost projects,” Public Works Secretary Vincencio B. Dizon told a livestreamed news briefing. The …
After more than a month in office, the new Philippine Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon discovered hundreds of 'ghost projects' in flood control, and said that these were only preliminary results because the number of projects to be inspected was still very large.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in collaboration with other government agencies has uncovered more irregularities in infrastructure and flood control projects nationwide. This comes after it was confirmed that 421 projects out of more than 8,000 infrastructure and flood control projects inspected by multiple teams including the Philippine National Police (PNP), DepDev, and Armed Forces of the Philippines were “ghost projects.”…
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