Tag: DPWH. flood control

Photos, Statements

Lacson to DPWH Chief: Explain How Taguig Project Has DPWH-Geotagged Photos in Leyte

Since when has Taguig been located in Leyte?

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson directed this question Sunday at Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon as he cited a finding in the agency’s own report that contradicts his claim that there are no ghost projects in Taguig.

In posts on his X account, Lacson cited a report on a Taguig project with Contract ID 220B0106, whose geotagged photographs attached to its billing reports contained coordinates “located approximately 600 kilometers away in LEYTE PROVINCE” and whose contractor is a firm owned by the Discayas.

In Filipino: Lacson sa DPWH Chief: Paki-Explain Kung Paano Nagkaroon ng DPWH-Geotagged Photos sa Leyte ang Proyekto sa Taguig

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Radio, Statements, Videos

Ping Lacson Questions Continued Rise in Floodwaters Amid P2-Trillion Flood Control Budget Since 2011

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson questioned late Friday why floods continue to plague Filipinos despite yearly increases in the budget for the national government’s flood management programs.

Lacson noted that while the Department of Public Works and Highways has spent an estimated P2 trillion for flood management for the past 15 years – or P350 million a day, the problem still persists.

“Isn’t it absurd that the rise of floodwaters in our ‘malas’ country is directly proportional to the increase in the annual budget for the national government’s flood management program? For 15 years since 2011, the DPWH is supposed to have spent almost 2 trillion pesos, and yet…,” he said in a post on X Friday afternoon.

In Filipino: Ping Lacson, Kinuwestyon ang Patuloy na Baha sa Kabila ng P2-Trilyong ‘Flood Control’ Budget Mula 2011

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