An Australian audit confirmed six flood control projects in Oriental Mindoro are real but noted construction flaws and safety issues. Auditors urged stricter contractor checks and...
As much as PHP 1.029 trillion of govt’s climate tagged expenditure potentially lost to corruption since 2023 Quezon City, 8 Sep 2025—Greenpeace Philippines today called out...
The DPWH denied claims of a “ghost” flood control project in Naujan, with Secretary Manuel Bonoan clarifying that the project is legitimate and confusion arose from...
By: Guillermo Sumbiling The revelations about excessive spending in flood control projects are not new—they are merely the latest flare of a fire that has been...
By: Guillermo Sumbliling July is National Disaster Resilience Month in the Philippines — and for Kalibo and the rest of Aklan, this should be more than...
By : Guillermo Sumbiling/photo by Randy Rebaldo Sixteen years ago this week, Aklan woke up to one of its darkest moments. On June 21, 2008,...
By Allan Mauro V. Marfal, DOST-STII Learning from past disasters that resulted in billions of dollars in economic losses, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)...
A flood control structure built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now protects communities highly vulnerable to flooding in Libacao, Aklan. With a...
