DPWH Pursuing Full Restitution, Criminal Accountability vs. Rogue Flood Control Contractors
The Philippine Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is actively pursuing full monetary restitution and criminal accountability against rogue contractors involved in a multibillion-peso flood control scandal. Many of the individuals involved are already detained.
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