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Youth protesters rally at DPWH Bulacan
Protesters gathered at the DPWH Bulacan First District Engineering Office to accuse the agency of corruption amounting to billions of pesos intended for flood control projects.
Around 30 students and members of allied groups, including Akbayan Youth BulSU and Katipunan Student Movement (KASAMA) BulSU, participated in the peaceful demonstration.
Former senatorial candidate David D'Angelo of the Bulakenyos for Good Governance coalition urged DPWH employees to help hold erring officials accountable.
The protest comes after alleged bundles of cash were shown during a House hearing on Tuesday concerning anomalous flood control projects.
A former assistant 1st district engineer stated that bundles of cash were a normal sight at the Tikay office.
A former Bulacan 1st district engineer claimed the cash stacks were intended for contractors.
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Thousands of University of the Philippines (UP) students participated in a 'Black Friday' protest and walkout on September 12, denouncing corruption and advocating for increased education funding.
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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has filed criminal complaints against 20 former officials and five contractors before the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged anomalies in flood control projects in Bulacan.
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Former DPWH Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez presented photographic evidence of cash bundles, allegedly intended for project proponents, to the House Infrastructure Committee.
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Former DPWH assistant engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez accused Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva of involvement in anomalous flood control projects, alleging they received 30% kickbacks.
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The Commission on Audit (COA) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have asked the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate alleged anomalies in flood control projects in Bulacan.
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