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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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Without outright denying the claims, Rep. Salvador Pleyto (Bulacan, 6th District) rejected Ombudsman Boying Remulla’s assertion that he received “remittances” from a contractor of a substandard flood control project prior to entering Congress in 2022.

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DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon has tapped the NBI to conduct background checks on 14 senior officials amid allegations of links to contractors.

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The DPWH has filed new malversation and graft complaints before the Ombudsman against several of its officials and contractors over P275.9 million worth of substandard flood control projects in La Union and Davao Occidental.

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BIR has filed criminal complaints against Sarah and Curlee Discaya for allegedly failing to pay P7.18 billion in taxes tied to their companies, including St. Gerrard Construction.

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The DPWH filed multiple bid-rigging and bid manipulation cases against top government contractors and former officials of the Bulacan First District Engineering Office before the Philippine Competition Commission.

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The Justice chief says the Discaya couple defied contracting norms, bagging P31 billion in projects nationwide.

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Rep. Elizaldy Co has been slapped with a House ethics complaint, ahead of the expected bribery and malversation charges the NBI will be filing against him. 

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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.

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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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Without outright denying the claims, Rep. Salvador Pleyto (Bulacan, 6th District) rejected Ombudsman Boying Remulla’s assertion that he received “remittances” from a contractor of a substandard flood control project prior to entering Congress in 2022.

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DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon has tapped the NBI to conduct background checks on 14 senior officials amid allegations of links to contractors.

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The DPWH has filed new malversation and graft complaints before the Ombudsman against several of its officials and contractors over P275.9 million worth of substandard flood control projects in La Union and Davao Occidental.

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The Justice chief says the Discaya couple defied contracting norms, bagging P31 billion in projects nationwide.

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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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