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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel filed complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against several public works officials and private contractors over alleged irregularities involving eight "ghost" farm-to-market road projects in Davao Occidental.

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Sen. Jinggoy Estrada faces possible plunder and graft charges over the flood control corruption probe.

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Former DPWH engineers pleaded not guilty to graft charges linked to an P92.8-billion Bulacan ghost project.

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Former senator Bong Revilla surrendered to the Philippine National Police on Monday evening.

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President Marcos Jr. says Discaya and nine others face non-bailable graft and malversation charges linked to an alleged ghost flood control project.

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Ang Armed Forces of the Philippines mipahibalo nga 252 ka mga ghost projects ang ilang nadiskubrehan sa tibuok nasud sa ilang gihimong kaugalingong imbestigasyon pagtabang sa imbestigasyon nga gihimo sa Independent Commission for Infrastructure sa anomalya sa flood control ug uban pang mga construction projects sa gobiyerno.

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The Commission on Audit on Tuesday announced it is fast-tracking the final approval of a new policy that will require mandatory GPS-based geotagging for all government infrastructure projects.

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The military says funds for the TIKAS program are handled by the DPWH, not the Armed Forces.

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DPWH chief Vince Dizon issued show cause orders to 10 officials over “lavish lifestyles” and substandard or ghost projects. 

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“Both of them are guilty.” Voices from Luneta rally echo fury over contractors and officials involved in ghost flood-control projects, massive corruption and ostentatious displays of wealth as Filipinos demand accountability.

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-21 11:39:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808287 [AuthorName] => Jean Mangaluz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/21/luneta-crowd-49000_2025-09-21_12-21-57887_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel filed complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against several public works officials and private contractors over alleged irregularities involving eight "ghost" farm-to-market road projects in Davao Occidental.

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Sen. Jinggoy Estrada faces possible plunder and graft charges over the flood control corruption probe.

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Former DPWH engineers pleaded not guilty to graft charges linked to an P92.8-billion Bulacan ghost project.

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-28 18:02:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/28/jaypee-mendoza-brice-hernandez_2026-01-28_18-03-16180_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2502221 [Title] => Bong Revilla surrenders at Camp Crame after arrest warrant [Summary] =>

Former senator Bong Revilla surrendered to the Philippine National Police on Monday evening.

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President Marcos Jr. says Discaya and nine others face non-bailable graft and malversation charges linked to an alleged ghost flood control project.

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Ang Armed Forces of the Philippines mipahibalo nga 252 ka mga ghost projects ang ilang nadiskubrehan sa tibuok nasud sa ilang gihimong kaugalingong imbestigasyon pagtabang sa imbestigasyon nga gihimo sa Independent Commission for Infrastructure sa anomalya sa flood control ug uban pang mga construction projects sa gobiyerno.

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The Commission on Audit on Tuesday announced it is fast-tracking the final approval of a new policy that will require mandatory GPS-based geotagging for all government infrastructure projects.

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The military says funds for the TIKAS program are handled by the DPWH, not the Armed Forces.

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DPWH chief Vince Dizon issued show cause orders to 10 officials over “lavish lifestyles” and substandard or ghost projects. 

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-24 10:38:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/24/vince-dizon-interviews_2025-09-24_10-39-20226_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2474418 [Title] => 'Impyerno!': From students to retirees, thousands rage at ghost projects at Luneta rally [Summary] =>

“Both of them are guilty.” Voices from Luneta rally echo fury over contractors and officials involved in ghost flood-control projects, massive corruption and ostentatious displays of wealth as Filipinos demand accountability.

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-21 11:39:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808287 [AuthorName] => Jean Mangaluz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/21/luneta-crowd-49000_2025-09-21_12-21-57887_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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