The dike meant to protect the Philippine town cost taxpayers nearly US$2 million, but when a minister visited this month, he found little more than dirt hastily dumped along the river's banks.
The Philippines on Saturday named the first members of an independent commission tasked with investigating a spiraling scandal into bogus flood control projects that has already seen numerous ...
MANILA, Philippines — Former Caloocan Mayor Rey Malonzo filed before the Ombudsman on Thursday charges of graft, malversation ...
MANILA, Philippines — While Bulacan has been a focal point for alleged ghost flood control projects, Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday flagged questionable projects worth P119.15 million in Quezon City.
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has so far found 252 non-existent or ghost projects across the country in its effort to help the Independent Commission for ...
View of Tehran, Iran. Photo courtesy of Flickr/Creative Commons license CC By 2.0 and Maxim Sinelshchikov Since Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took office in 2022, the country has spent ...