Murray Rankin, B.C.’s ­minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation: ­“Developing clean-energy sources that suit the needs of individual communities is a fundamental part of First Nations’ ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has uncovered widespread irregularities in four flood control projects in Bulacan worth more than P279 million, citing “ghost" structures, ...

APRIL B. ELISTERIA wades through knee-deep water every time it rains in her neighborhood in Las Piñas City. The 39-year-old helper at a private elderly care home and mother of four has lived with ...

MANILA, Philippines — One clear diagnosis from this year’s corruption scandal is the lack of science in planning and designing flood control projects, harming communities instead of protecting them ...

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) on Tuesday said it does not fund or implement flood control projects through discretionary sources, as it clarified questions raised over the ...

Proposed flood control projects that are worth less than P5 billion do not undergo scrutiny by the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev), the agency’s budget sponsor, Senator ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Most flood control projects, road and other infrastructure projects built in a Philippine province near the capital in the last six years were substandard or overpriced to ...

CITY OF MALOLOS — Bulacan Gov. Daniel Fernando has issued Executive Order 16-B, Series of 2025, directing a mandatory and comprehensive review of all flood control initiatives within the province. The ...

The proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, as approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate, has earmarked P2.49 billion for maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) of ...

Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) holds hearing on flood control, infrastructure projects on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. ICI hearing on flood control, infrastructure projects (Part 1) ...