At least 421 flood control works were found to be ‘ghost projects’ out of the 8,000 inspected nationwide, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said Thursday.
He made the remark during a press conference following a meeting with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) at its office in Taguig City.
ICI recommends to cut by half DPWH contract amounts for infra works
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) recommended Thursday that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) halve the contract threshold amounts that regional and district engineering offices should enter into in infrastructure projects.
In a letter signed by ICI Chair Andres Reyes, the fact-finding body urged DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon to lower the ceiling for letters of authority (LOA) in public works bidding to P200 million from P400 million for regional engineering offices and to P75 million from P150 million for district engineering offices.
Remulla takes oath as ombudsman
Jesus Crispin ‘Boying’ Remulla took his oath as ombudsman on Thursday.
He was sworn in by Acting Chief Justice Marvic Leonen at the Supreme Court in Manila.
CDN Digital still top regional news website – SimilarWeb
CDN (Cebu Daily News) Digital has maintained its lead as the most visited local news website in the Visayas and Mindanao regions, based on the latest data from web analytics platform SimilarWeb covering January to August 2025.
According to SimilarWeb, CDN Digital logged a total of 4.457 million visits during the eight-month period, topping other regional news outlets and lifestyle sites, including SunStar Cebu (3.489 million), The Freeman (1.338 million), and Sugbo.ph (400,510).