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last updated at Sep 19, '25 10:12 am

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Dizon reports over 100 ghost projects

Published at Sep 19, '25 12:25 AM

(UPDATE) PUBLIC Works Secretary Vince Dizon on Thursday acknowledged the existence of more than 100 ghost and substandard projects implemented in the past years, attributing them to collusion between contractors and department officials.

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Discaya cited for contempt; Senate orders his detention

Published at Sep 19, '25 12:24 AM

(UPDATE) THE Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday ordered the detention of contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II after citing him in contempt for giving conflicting statements about why his wife, Cezarah Rowena “Sarah” Discaya, failed to attend the chamber’s probe into alleged multibillion-peso ghost flood control projects.

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Resigned DPWH official ordered to testify

Published at Sep 19, '25 12:23 AM

(UPDATE) FORMER Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral has resigned amid allegations linking her to questionable budget insertions, but the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has ordered her to appear in its next hearings.

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San Miguel Corp. goes all-in for environmental strategies

Published at Sep 19, '25 12:21 AM

TOP Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC), diversifying with interests and investments that are deeply woven into the national economy, will be esteemed with a trophy at The Manila Times Sustainability Champions Awards, an inaugural event at Conrad Manila in Pasay from 11 a.m. till 3 p.m. on Sept. 23, 2025.

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