MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) formed its Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Committee amid controversy surrounding some of its personnel, sparked by the government’s crackdown on irregularities in flood control projects. DPWH Department Order No. 166 series of 2025 dated August 28 created the committee. “The Committee is hereby granted the authority to… investigate graft and corrupt practices allegedly perpetrated by officials and/or employees of the Department,” the order read. READ: Bonoan: DPWH has more decent, hard-working people than scalawags The order also gives the committee the power to issue subpoenas to give testimony or […]... Keep on reading: DPWH forms anti-corruption panel in response to public scrutiny