Ex-DPWH official denied house arrest plea in corruption case
A former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official in the Philippines has had her plea for house arrest denied by the court, despite suffering a stroke. She is co-charged with a fugitive former lawmaker over alleged irregularities in an infrastructure project.
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