MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president and Congress have begun looking into possibly massive corruption in flood control projects that may implicate public works officials and engineers, ...

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 Office of the Ombudsman charged Curlee Discaya and 10 others with graft and malversation in connection with an alleged ...

MANILA, Philippines — The late Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral had skipped the ...

MANILA – The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday filed graft and malversation charges against the couple Pacifico "Curlee" ...

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered Senator Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero to answer allegations linking him to the flood ...

Aside from the Discayas, also named as accused in the complaint filed before the Regional Trial Court in the City of Malolos, ...

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 ...

Sans science, flood control risks more corruption. Bless Aubrey Ogerio; November 1, 2025; 3 minute read; A flood control ...

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 ...

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.