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Pasig-Marikina river project rolls out new tech to boost flood control

MANILA, Philippines — Amid the still unresolved scandal over the government’s flood control projects, a project by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)—the agency in the center of that controversy—is introducing new technology to bolster the flood defense of Metro Manila. The department’s Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project (PMRCIP), which had been ongoing

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Ex-lawmaker undeterred by criminal conviction, online attacks

MANILA, Philippines — While she may be keeping a lower public profile these days, former ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro still has her Facebook account set to private to spare her children from all the harassment and abuse directed at her on social media. “My children can see that … so until now, my Facebook

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BARMM execs condemn ambush that killed 5 cops

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Authorities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) condemned the deadly ambush in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, that left five police officers dead and three others critically injured last Saturday night. Capt. Steffi Salanguit, spokesperson for the Police Regional Office BARMM, identified the slain officers as Patrolmen

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DPWH opens more bypass roads

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to open more bypass roads in the country to help reduce gasoline consumption amid the oil price hikes. In a statement on Friday, DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said aside from saving on gasoline, opening bypass roads would also

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