PLARIDEL, the Philippines: The dike meant to protect the Philippine town cost taxpayers nearly US$2 million, but when a minister visited this month, he found little more than dirt hastily dumped along ...

The alleged ghost and substandard flood control projects found in La Union will be declared as “crime scenes” to prevent any intrusion, Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, special adviser to the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Prop pipes, not measuring past an arm’s length, were used to disguise a P179.4 million ghost flood control project in La Union. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ...

Cardinal Jose Advincula, archbishop of Manila. As calls for transparency in flood control projects grow among sectors and civil society, Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula urged religious ...

The Philippines on Saturday named the first members of an independent commission tasked with investigating a spiraling scandal into bogus flood control projects that has already seen numerous ...

THE primary mission of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is to “lead public expenditure management to ensure the equitable, prudent, transparent and accountable allocation and use of ...

Australia has reportedly announced a significant investment of A$1.7 billion ($1.1 billion) to acquire a fleet of "Ghost Shark" autonomous undersea vehicles. The "Ghost Shark" program, primarily ...

MANILA, Philippines — Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday uncovered three “ghost” flood control projects in Oriental Mindoro, warning that those behind the projects will be held accountable.

THE Department of Public Works and Highways and the Commission on Audit have recommended cases against contractors and officials linked to ghost flood control projects in Bulacan before the Office of ...

MANILA, Philippines — The camp of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) District Engineer Henry Alcantara denied accusations linking him to alleged ghost flood control projects in Bulacan, ...