Finance Secretary Ralph Recto wasn’t just pointing out numbers when he said ghost flood control projects have bled the economy of up to P118.5 billion since 2023. He was exposing the scale of a rot that has become almost routine…
Ghost flood control projects bled economy of up to P118.5B โ Recto
MANILA, Philippines โ Corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highwaysโ (DPWH) flood control projects has cost the Philippine economy up to P118.5 billion in just two years, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said. โBecause of ghost projects, our economy…
Bonoan resigns as DPWH chief; Dizon appointed amid corruption probe
MANILA, Philippines โ Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan has resigned from his post effective September 1, 2025, as the agency faces heightened scrutiny over alleged anomalies in flood control projects. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirmed on Monday, September…
OPINION | Flood-Control Billions and the Politics of Corruption
THE revelations were damning but hardly surprising when the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) released its latest report on flood-control spending. In the first three years of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.โs administration, government poured more than โฑ545 billion into…
Billions in Flood-Control Funds Enrich Contractors, Politicians โ PCIJ Report
MANILA, Philippines โ A new investigation by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) has revealed that billions of pesos in flood-control funds during the first three years of the Marcos administration have flowed into the hands of politically connected…
