COTABATO CITY โ September 25, 2025 โ At least 29 towns in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) remain flooded after days of heavy rains caused the Ligawasan Delta โ Mindanaoโs largest marshland โ to overflow, affecting nearly…
OPINION I Another DPWH head rolls, but will corruption ever end?
THE resignation of Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan is being spun as โcommand responsibility.โ But letโs be blunt: this is not accountability, this is damage control. Billions of pesos have been poured into so-called flood control projects, yet our…
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…
2 Mindanao provinces among Philippinesโ most flood-prone areas
Maguindanao and North Cotabato have been named among the 10 most flood-prone provinces in the country, according to data presented by Malacaรฑang on Monday, August 11. The disclosure came as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rolled out sumbongsapangulo.ph, a public website…
