+ Follow flood control Tag
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[Title] => Can P1B for forecasting stop wasteful flood-control projects? Scientist explains
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[DatePublished] => 2026-08-26 07:00:00
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[Title] => ‘Magnanakaw din sila’ is not a defense
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[Title] => Marcos eyes 5 dams, 100-km dike after Central Luzon floods
[Summary] => The sabo dams are meant to slow upland runoff and reduce flood risk.
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[Title] => The tides of wrath
[Summary] => With floods stubbornly refusing to recede in several areas, and patchwork flood control structures destroyed by floods, local officials have taken to blaming high tide, soil erosion and extreme rainfall.
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[Title] => Rain, rain go away – but the flood control scandal will never go away
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[Title] => Senate to scrutinize P107 billion flood control budget
[Summary] => Sen. Panfilo Lacson vowed to scrutinize the P107.4-billion flood control allocation for the Department of Public Works and Highways in the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for next year.
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[Title] => Romualdez lawyer: No physical evidence links him to cash allegations
[Summary] => The complaint against former House speaker Martin Romualdez lacks any forensic or documentary evidence and relies entirely on shifting witness statements, his legal counsel and spokesperson, Ade Fajardo, said.
[DatePublished] => 2026-08-21 09:15:00
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[Title] => Ombudsman: 28 witnesses ready to testify after Guteza recantation
[Summary] => The Ombudsman issued its statement on Thursday, August 20, following the retraction of the testimony of retired Marine Orly Guteza linked to the multibillion-peso flood control corruption investigation.
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[Title] => PANOORIN: Orly Guteza binawi ang testimonya, itinuro sina Marcoleta at Defensor
[Summary] => Binawi ng retiradong Marine na si Orly Guteza ang kanyang naunang testimonya sa Senate Blue Ribbon Committee at inakusahan sina Sen. Dante Marcoleta at dating kongresista Mike Defensor na umano’y humikayat sa kanya na gumawa ng mga alegasyon laban kay dating House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
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[Title] => Ex-Marine Guteza recants testimony, accuses Marcoleta, Defensor of pressuring him
[Summary] => Orly Guteza, a retired Marine and alleged bagman of former Rep. Zaldy Co, has recanted his previous testimonies before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, saying that he was pressured by detained lawmaker Sen. Dante Marcoleta and former lawmaker Mike Defensor into fabricating allegations against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
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[Title] => Marcos eyes 5 dams, 100-km dike after Central Luzon floods
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[Title] => The tides of wrath
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[Title] => Senate to scrutinize P107 billion flood control budget
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[Title] => Romualdez lawyer: No physical evidence links him to cash allegations
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[DatePublished] => 2026-08-21 09:15:00
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[Title] => Ombudsman: 28 witnesses ready to testify after Guteza recantation
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[Title] => Ex-Marine Guteza recants testimony, accuses Marcoleta, Defensor of pressuring him
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