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Typhoon Tino devastates communities in Cebu, claiming hundred lives and damaging millions in property, agriculture and infrastructure. —PHOTO FROM CEBU PROVINCE FACEBOOK PAGE
Typhoon "Tino" has wrought havoc on Cebu and other parts of the Visayas. The failure of flood control projects, which are not part of government master plans, is being seen as among the causes of the devastation. —PHOTO FROM CEBU PROVINCE FB PAGE
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November 8, 2025November 8, 2025News

Marcos admin freed up ₱214B in unprogrammed funds for ‘priority’ infra in 2023-2024 

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The term “unprogrammed appropriations,” or UAs, sounds innocent enough. But to politicians, public works officials and contractors, they are an opportunity for graft. UAs are standby funds sourced from new or excess government revenues and foreign loans. These revenues were not expected and so were not included in the regular budget.  In 2023 and 2024,...

Who else benefited from the diversion of taxpayer money to graft-ridden public works projects?
The Senate blue ribbon committee headed by Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson starts its third hearing last Sept. 18 into the anomalous flood control projects. —PHOTO BY BULLIT MARQUEZ
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September 25, 2025September 25, 2025News

Who else benefited from the diversion of taxpayer money to graft-ridden public works projects?

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The practice of diverting funds from education, health, poverty alleviation and other programs to graft-ridden public works projects, including flood control, also benefited congresspersons, senators, the Vice President and the President, who have seen their budgets surging over the past several years.  This is the observation stated by the Ateneo School of Government (ASoG) in...