Understandably, the members of the Provincial Project Monitoring Committee (PPMC) decried last week’s editorial of the Tribune on the findings of the body’s inspection of the now controversial Batalay seawall…
Tag: infrastructure
What’s the use of project monitoring committees?
About two decades ago, members of a project monitoring committee organized by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) regional office underwent training on how to go about the project inspection.…
Capitol body found nothing wrong with Batalay seawall
Except for an inflated accomplishment report, delayed work and minor deficiencies, a monitoring body has found nothing wrong with a multi-million seawall project in Batalay, Bato, contrary to reports from…
NHA project in Virac almost complete; Validation of beneficiaries set this May
Over a thousand applicants for slots in two resettlement projects in the capital town will undergo validation to be conducted jointly this May 2023 by the National Housing Authority (NHA)…
RD Eduarte ‘boys’ replace top Catanduanes DPWH officials
The politically motivated rigodon at the DPWH Catanduanes District Engineering Office continues, with one of the two newly appointed officers-in-charge allegedly a nephew of Regional Director Virgilio Eduarte. With former…
Sec. Bonoan okays DPWH-5 request to implement Catanduanes projects
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan has approved the request of Catanduanes District Engineer Edy Ferdinand Joven to have 32 infrastructure projects of the district…
DE Joven hides behind the FOI program
Section 7. The right of the people to information on matters of public concern shall be recognized. Access to official records, and to documents and papers pertaining to official acts,…
DPWH to implement P2.8-B infra projects in Catanduanes
Almost P2.8 billion worth of vital infrastructure projects has been allocated for the province of Catanduanes in the 2023 General Appropriations Act and will be implemented soon by the Department…
2021 COA Annual Audit Reports:
15 projects worth P16.7-M not implemented by Viga last year
The Viga municipal government failed to implement 15 development projects worth P16.7 million in 2021, indicating lack of proper planning, the Commission on Audit said in its report. It stated…