Tag: flood control projects

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Once more unto the breach with the scandal du jour, even with thinning reserves of hope

What does the current spasm in the body politic over the latest manifestations of corruption indicate but that the more things change, the more they remain the same?  It wasn’t too long ago when such types as “Pogi,” “Sexy” and “Tanda” were hogging the news, having been accused of receiving ₱224.5 million, ₱183.8 million, and...

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Lacson ‘pulls the trigger’ on flood control projects, says what Filipinos need is ‘greed control’

Sen. Panfilo Lacson has laid out how billions of pesos in government-funded flood control projects ended up in the hands of corrupt contractors, public works officials and politicians through the years, resulting in persistent massive flooding and inflicting suffering on Filipinos. Making good on his promise to explain the pork barrel insertions in the national budget, Lacson...