MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson clarified that around P79 billion has likely been lost to ghost flood control projects since 2016, and not P180 billion as earlier ...

Thousands massed in the Philippine capital of Manila on Sunday demanding accountability over a multibillion-dollar infrastructure scandal that has seen scores of officials, lawmakers and construction ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has filed criminal complaints against two contractors allegedly involved in “ghost” flood-control projects in Bulacan, the agency announced ...

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) have recommended the filing of plunder and other charges against former House Speaker Martin ...

HOW much could have been lost to ghost flood control projects since 2016, when the Duterte administration began? A whopping P180 billion, according to estimates made by Senate President Pro Tempore ...

Over P180 billion has likely been lost to ghost flood control projects dating back to 2016, according to Senate President Pro TemporePing Lacson. Nawat Itsaragrisil files criminal complaint vs Miss ...

Philippine prosecutors filed on Nov. 18 the first criminal charges in a sweeping corruption scandal over bogus flood control projects, promising "many" more indictments in the case that has prompted ...

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MANILA, Philippines — The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) obtained two new freeze orders targeting assets of those implicated in the flood-control graft scandal, bringing the value of immobilized ...