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                    [Title] => Ombudsman: Ex-DPWH execs to face raps in World Bank scandal
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MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman today found probable cause to file charges against former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials involved in the World Bank scandal, reports said.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-25 14:35:37 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 282729 [Title] => Manipulasyon kay Ebdane binatikos [Summary] => Kinukuwestiyon ng mga empleyado ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ang umano’y manipulasyon na ginagawa ng tiwaling opisyal kay Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane.

Pansamantalang tumangging ibunyag ng rank-and-file employees ang pangalan ng isang DPWH Undersecretary na gumagawa ng lahat ng paraan upang mapatalsik sa puwesto si Undersecretary Manuel Bonoan.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 264460 [Title] => DPWH opens biddings to public scrutiny [Summary] => The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has nothing to hide.

Secretary Florante Soriquez proved this recently as he opened the agency’s bidding processes to non-government organizations (NGOs) nationwide, reducing further the already decreasing opportunities for graft in the government’s main infrastructure arm.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 255960 [Title] => Fired DPWH official denies ill-gotten wealth raps [Summary] => A dismissed undersecretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) accused the government yesterday of making him a "sacrificial lamb" in its anti-corruption campaign.

Salvador Pleyto said investigators of the Ombudsman’s Office had ignored voluminous documents detailing financial records of his family’s businesses. "They never listened to us," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 249243 [Title] => Mancatian ahead of schedule [Summary] => Porac, Pampanga – Mancatian Bridge was inaugurated yesterday by Pampanga Governor Manuel "Lito" Lapid and Vice Governor Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo, together with DPWH Secretary Florante Soriquez, Toshiaki Mabuchi, Second Secretary of the Japanese Embassy, Rev. Fr. Resty Lumanlan and other government officials and community leaders. Mancatian Bridge was completed one year ahead of schedule, an amazing feat considering its location, scope and magnitude of works.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Real Estate [SectionUrl] => real-estate [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 238000 [Title] => P4-M benepisyo ng DPWH employees, ibinulsa? [Summary] => Ibinulsa umano ng mga tiwaling opisyal ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ang P4 milyon na nakalaang benepisyo para sa mahigit na isandaang empleyado ng naturang kagawaran.

Base sa liham-reklamo ng may 111 empleyado ng DPWH, bagamat natanggap na sa Office of the Secretary ang memorandum, pinalitan naman ang halagang P8 milyon ng P4 milyon na lamang na para sa kanilang monetization leave.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 237718 [Title] => DPWH spends P200 M for honoraria [Summary] => It’s a case of having spent more money than they had on hand.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) spent some P100 million in 2002 alone just to cover the honoraria of its employees from the lowest rank to its undersecretaries, almost doubling these workers’ salaries in the process.

The bigger problem is that the DPWH does not have an allocation for such expenditure — or at least not that much.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 226725 [Title] => 'Naninira' sa DPWH sec. pina-NBI [Summary] => Pinaiimbestigahan ni Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Florante Soriquez sa National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) ang grupong Aniban ng Maralitang Pilipino upang tiyakin na hindi ito "fictitious group."

Bunsod nito kung kaya hinamon ni Soriquez ang pangulo ng grupong Aniban na si Randy Tolentino na humarap sa kanila upang hindi sila maakusahan na ginagamit lamang ng isang suspendidong opisyal ng DPWH upang buhayin ang kasong P27 bilyong megadike scam noong 1996 kung saan matagal nang inalis sa kaso ang nasabing kalihim.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 225227 [Title] => Soriquez umapela: Mega dike wag isisi sa akin! [Summary] => Sa ikalawang pagkakataon muling umapela sa Sandiganbayan si Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) acting Secretary Florante Soriquez na alisin siya sa kaso ng maanomalyang P2.7 bilyon mega dike scam.

Sa ipinadalang mosyon ni Soriquez sa Sandiganbayan 5th Division, iginiit nito na ang kaso ay hindi dapat isisi sa kanya dahil wala siyang ginagawang pakikipagsabwatan sa contractor ng Pampanga mega dike.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 216854 [Title] => Ex-staff ni GMA nakikialam sa DPWH [Summary] => Kinukuwestiyon ng rank and file ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ang umano’y pakiki-alam ng isang dating staff ng pangulong Arroyo sa mga appointment at desisyon ni DPWH Secretary Florante Soriquez.

Sa ginawang pagpupulong ng ilang tauhan ng DPWH sa Quezon City, sinabi ng mga ito na pinatalsik si Ronnie Albao dating Presidential Staff dahil sa pagkakasangkot nito sa ilang kuwestiyonableng transaksiyon kung saan ginagamit pa nito ang pangalan ng Pangulong Arroyo.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
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