Tag: DPWH
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DPWH Clarifies 2026 Budget: No New Locally-Funded Flood Control Projects
Background: What the Budget Says In the wake of circulating claims about funding for flood control in the 2026 budget, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has issued a clarification. The agency states that there is zero provision for new locally-funded flood control projects in the 2026 budget. This clarification aims to dispel…
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DPWH: No New Flood Control Funding in 2026 Budget
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has clarified that there is no provision for new locally-funded flood control projects in the 2026 budget. The agency issued the clarification after circulating reports claimed that P2.49 billion had been allocated for flood-control initiatives. DPWH officials asserted that those reports were inaccurate and stressed that the…
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Flood Control Budget 2026: DPWH Gets P2.49B Boost for Projects
DPWH Secures P2.49 Billion for Flood Control in 2026 Budget The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has been allocated a significant chunk of the proposed national budget for 2026 to advance flood control initiatives. Under the plan totaling roughly P6.793 trillion, about P2.49 billion is earmarked specifically for flood control-related projects. This funding…
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DPWH Flood Control Projects Get P2.49 Billion Budget for 2026
Overview: A Significant Boost for Flood Control The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has secured a substantial allocation for flood control initiatives as part of the proposed 2026 national budget. The House of Representatives approved a package that includes approximately P2.49 billion dedicated specifically to flood control-related projects within the total P6.793-trillion national…
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DPWH Flood Control Projects Get P2.49B in 2026 Budget
DPWH Secures P2.49 Billion for Flood Control in 2026 Budget The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to receive around P2.49 billion for flood control-related projects as part of the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026. The funding is designed to strengthen the country’s defense against floods, protect lives and livelihoods, and…
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Terry Ridon: Ethics Complaint Over Leviste Ransacking DPWH
Overview of the Allegations Terry Ridon, chairperson of the House Committee on Public Accounts, has publicly raised serious questions about the conduct of Batangas Representative Leandro Legarda Leviste in connection with a disturbance at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Batangas 1st District Engineering Office. Ridon indicated that the incident could trigger ethics…
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Ethics Complaint Looms: Terry Ridon Presses Leviste Over DPWH Batangas Office Ransacking
Overview House Committee on Public Accounts chairperson Rep. Terry Ridon has signaled the possibility of ethics complaints against Batangas Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste following allegations that the DPWH Batangas 1st District Engineering Office (DEO) was ransacked. The developing story has drawn attention to oversight, accountability, and the procedures by which government facilities are safeguarded in…
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PNP, Ombudsman to Forensically Examine Cabral Office Computers in Corruption Probe
Overview of the Investigation The Philippine National Police’s Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) is coordinating with the Office of the Ombudsman to conduct a forensic examination of computers from the office of Maria Catalina Cabral, the former undersecretary for planning in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The move, described by officials as a careful…
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DPWH Urged to Authenticate Cabral Files Amid Political Firefight
Overview Manila, Philippines — A political square has formed around the so-called Cabral files after Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Leviste urged Secretary Vince Dizon of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to authenticate materials that Leviste published on social media on Christmas Eve. The move highlights ongoing tensions over transparency, accountability, and…
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DPWH Urged to Authenticate Cabral Files Amid Rising Questions
Background: What are the Cabral files? The ongoing debate over the so-called Cabral files intensified this week as Batangas 1st district Representative Leandro Leviste pressed DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon to authenticate documents that circulated on social media during the Christmas period. The files, shared by Leviste and others online, are claimed to contain sensitive information…