DPWH Sacks 4 Engineers Over Kickbacks, Falsification
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the Philippines has sacked four district engineers over alleged corruption, extortion of kickbacks, and falsification of project readiness documents. This action follows the discovery of irregularities concerning 59 projects under the proposed 2027 budget that were deemed unimplementable.
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