US EditionPhilippine president and Congress investigate alleged corruption in flood control projects
Investigations target corruption involving over 6,000 flood control projects with inadequate specifications and alleged misuse of more than 308 billion pesos in government funds, officials said.
- The Office of the Ombudsman has formed a special panel of prosecutors to investigate flood control projects due to potential corruption, in line with the 1987 Constitution and Ombudsman law.
- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has launched an investigation into substandard flood control project anomalies, flagging contractors involved with a significant portion of the budget.
- The Senate blue ribbon committee and the House Infrastructure Committee are conducting inquiries into potential corruption and mismanagement in flood control projects, involving contractors and officials.
- Philippine leaders have called for transparency and accountability regarding flood control project anomalies and corruption.
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In the Public Square: How to investigate 'kleptospirosis'
The President said an independent commission to investigate flood control project anomalies will be set up very soon, but both the Senate and the House of Representatives have started their own investigations — and it’s a mess. Grandstanding politicians, insulting or ignorant questions, dueling legislators, evasive witnesses. Will anything substantial come out of all of these? What should these different investigations be doing? How should we in…
NBI tasked to probe flood control projects mess
MANILA – Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Wednesday said the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will be conducting its own investigations on substandard and ‘ghost’ government flood control projects. “We will mobilize the NBI for that.Kanina kinausap ko ‘yung isang NBI agent. Pinapunta ko rito kasi gusto ko magform ang NBI ng isang group that will do this investigation (Earlier, I talked with an NBI agent. I called him because I wa…
Uncovering Flood Control Corruption: A High-Stakes Investigation
Philippine officials are investigating potential massive corruption involving flood control projects, implicating public works officials, contractors, and politicians. Alleged irregularities in over 6,000 projects have come under scrutiny amidst public anger. President Marcos and Congress are conducting investigations, with calls for accountability and reforms to prevent further anomalies.
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Philippine president and Congress investigate alleged corruption in flood control projects
The Philippine president and Congress have begun looking into possibly massive corruption in flood control projects that may implicate public works officials and engineers, construction firms and politicians in a scandal that has sparked public outrage online in one of the world’s most flood-prone c
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