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Nearly two years ago, the World Bank debarred three Filipino companies and four Chinese contractors after detecting “fraudulent practices” and collusion in bidding for three WB-funded road projects worth $33 million.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 439237 [Title] => Chinese firm may bag World Bank road deal [Summary] =>

A Chinese state-owned firm is currently the lead bidder in the first project under the World Bank-funded National Road Improvement and Monitoring Program (NRIMP) Phase 2.

[DatePublished] => 2009-02-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 438676 [Title] => RP faces foreign aid cut due to corruption [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines is facing a big cut in foreign aid because corruption in government is “deeply entrenched” and the World Bank report is “worrying” a big donor country, a diplomat disclosed yesterday.

The diplomat from the major donor country, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said their government is closely following the WB report and the investigation into the anomalous road projects funded by the foreign financial institution and the extent of government corruption that has identified First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo as the alleged patron of colluding contractors in a $33-million road project in 2003.

[DatePublished] => 2009-02-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 434200 [Title] => China wants proof versus blacklisted firms [Summary] =>

A Chinese diplomat said yesterday that China would take action against four companies blacklisted by the World Bank if the financial institution could present proof that these firms were involved in “collusion” with some Philippine firms in rigging the bid for a Philippine road project.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 433905 [Title] => Enrile warns corrupt contractors [Summary] =>

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile vowed yesterday that the full force of the law would be brought to bear on whoever is involved in the alleged collusion of Filipino contractors in World Bank (WB)-funded road projects in the country.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 386166 [Title] => SC junks PMA alumni’s suit vs road project’s contract [Summary] => The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a suit filed by a group of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) alumni questioning the awarding of a Catanduanes road project funded by the Japanese government through the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

In a 41-page decision penned by Associate Justice Romeo Callejo, the SC’s third division said guidelines set by the JBIC on projects which it funds are binding on the Philippine government.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 277321 [Title] => ‘Nullify Catanduanes infra contract due to overpricing’ [Summary] => A former member of Congress, a former military general and the Philippine Military Academy Class 1959 Foundation petitioned the Supreme Court yesterday to order the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to stop work on one of the four packages of the Catanduanes Circumferential Road Improvement Project for being allegedly overpriced.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [ArticleID] => 597687
                    [Title] => No more business as usual
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Nearly two years ago, the World Bank debarred three Filipino companies and four Chinese contractors after detecting “fraudulent practices” and collusion in bidding for three WB-funded road projects worth $33 million.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 439237 [Title] => Chinese firm may bag World Bank road deal [Summary] =>

A Chinese state-owned firm is currently the lead bidder in the first project under the World Bank-funded National Road Improvement and Monitoring Program (NRIMP) Phase 2.

[DatePublished] => 2009-02-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 438676 [Title] => RP faces foreign aid cut due to corruption [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines is facing a big cut in foreign aid because corruption in government is “deeply entrenched” and the World Bank report is “worrying” a big donor country, a diplomat disclosed yesterday.

The diplomat from the major donor country, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said their government is closely following the WB report and the investigation into the anomalous road projects funded by the foreign financial institution and the extent of government corruption that has identified First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo as the alleged patron of colluding contractors in a $33-million road project in 2003.

[DatePublished] => 2009-02-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 434200 [Title] => China wants proof versus blacklisted firms [Summary] =>

A Chinese diplomat said yesterday that China would take action against four companies blacklisted by the World Bank if the financial institution could present proof that these firms were involved in “collusion” with some Philippine firms in rigging the bid for a Philippine road project.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 433905 [Title] => Enrile warns corrupt contractors [Summary] =>

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile vowed yesterday that the full force of the law would be brought to bear on whoever is involved in the alleged collusion of Filipino contractors in World Bank (WB)-funded road projects in the country.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 386166 [Title] => SC junks PMA alumni’s suit vs road project’s contract [Summary] => The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a suit filed by a group of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) alumni questioning the awarding of a Catanduanes road project funded by the Japanese government through the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

In a 41-page decision penned by Associate Justice Romeo Callejo, the SC’s third division said guidelines set by the JBIC on projects which it funds are binding on the Philippine government.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 277321 [Title] => ‘Nullify Catanduanes infra contract due to overpricing’ [Summary] => A former member of Congress, a former military general and the Philippine Military Academy Class 1959 Foundation petitioned the Supreme Court yesterday to order the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to stop work on one of the four packages of the Catanduanes Circumferential Road Improvement Project for being allegedly overpriced.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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