A construction company tied to the family of former Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co has emerged as one of the country’s top contractors for farm-to-market road (FMR) projects this year, raising concerns in the Senate over the pattern of project allocations in Region 5. Read more »
Filipinos are losing confidence in the Marcos administration’s handling of major national issues, particularly corruption and inflation, according to the latest Ulat ng Bayan survey by Pulse Asia. Read more »
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has launched a new digital platform, called the Mindanao Development Tracker, designed to reshape how progress is tracked and delivered across the region. Read more »
The completion of two of the country’s biggest transportation undertakings, the Metro Manila Subway and the expanded Philippine National Railways (PNR), is now facing major delays after their funding was slashed in recent budgets. Read more »
At a time when headlines expose “ghost projects”, Manny Villar built his empire not from privilege or power, but from ”sipag at tiyaga”, values he learned selling shrimp and fish in the wet markets of Tondo. Read more »
At least 421 flood control projects across the Philippines have been identified as nonexistent or “ghost projects,” following an initial round of inspections, as confirmed by Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon on Thursday, October 9. Read more »
