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                    [Title] => 21 DPWH execs face estafa raps
                    [Summary] => The Ombudsman filed estafa and falsification charges yesterday against 21 officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and nine of the department’s suppliers in connection with the P38.8-million vehicle repair scam.


Prosecutors led by acting deputy special prosecutor Humphrey Monteroso recommended bail bonds of P40,000 for each of the accused DPWH officials led by motor pool chief Maximo Borje, who had just been cleared of plunder charges.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 242265 [Title] => Sandigan expedites DPWH scam case [Summary] => The Sandiganbayan moved yesterday to expedite the plunder charges the government filed against those involved in the P134-million vehicle repair scam at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Presiding Justice Minita Chico-Nazario granted the request of Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa Ignacio to have the case immediately raffled and assigned to one of the anti-graft court’s five divisions even as most of the accused may have already fled the country.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 180755 [Title] => COA: DPWH spent P500,000 daily for car repairs [Summary] => These vehicle repairs all add up to millions of pesos of taxpayers’ money spent — and the cost is rising.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) spent an average of P500,000 daily for vehicle repairs — even on holidays and weekends — for the entire 2001.

The Commission on Audit (COA) at the DPWH released the latest figures in the continuing investigation on the department’s vehicle repair anomaly, bringing the costs of 9,097 vehicle repair jobs up to P182 million from the previous estimate of P150 million.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 175451 [Title] => Senate body tags ‘ghost repair’ of 521 DPWH vehicles [Summary] => A review committee of the Department of Public Works and Highways has identified 227 payees to the 7,000 vouchers for the fictitious repair of 521 DPWH vehicles.

Lawyer Irene Ofilada, former DPWH internal auditor and now department consultant, also told the Senate committee on public works headed by Sen. Ramon Revilla that their continuing review has uncovered that the "ghost" repairs involved a higher amount of P143 million and not just P139 million.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1297981 [AuthorName] => Efren Danao [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 173137 [Title] => Datumanong clears 3 DPWH execs in vehicle repair anomaly [Summary] => Secretary Simeon Datumanong of the Department of Public Works and Highways cleared yesterday Undersecretaries Mabini Pablo and Edmundo Mir, and Director Abraham Divina of the DPWH’s Bureau of Equipment, of culpability in a P150-million scam involving "ghost" repairs of motor vehicles and emergency purchases of vehicle parts and equipment.
[DatePublished] => 2002-08-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1297981 [AuthorName] => Efren Danao [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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