‘Whimsical’ pet projects lead to waste of funds – Lacson

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 21:38:25 +0000

The lack of consultations with local development councils (LDCs) and “whimsical” fund allocations by lawmakers for their graft-ridden pet projects have contributed to the wastage of hundreds of billions in public funds

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Palace urges COA, DOJ to sue agencies in wasteful projects

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 21:34:32 +0000

Malacañang has urged the Commission on Audit (COA) to recommend charges against a number of agencies in connection with wasteful government projects in 2017.

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IN THE KNOW: Better uses for P583.5B spent on ‘wasteful projects’

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 21:40:32 +0000

The P583.5 billion that Sen. Panfilo Lacson said was spent on ‘wasteful projects’ could have funded the following instead:

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Lacson: Wasteful projects worth P583 billion

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 21:30:13 +0000

Lacson: Wasteful projects worth P583 billion

That’s the bane of Philippine government spending, as P583.5 billion had been “wasted” on discontinued or shelved projects as of December last year, according to Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson.

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