Headstart | ANC (21 October 2025)

Here are the news from Headstart this October 21, 2025.

Headlines:
– DPWH Budget, Midnight Appointees, Agri-Smuggling
– Sen. Gatchalian Flags ₱271B in Questionable DPWH Projects
– Rep. Leviste on DPWH Officials’ Links to Contractors
– The System of Bid Rigging in the DPWH
– Rep. Leviste’s Call for a 25% Cut in DPWH Project Costs
– Overpriced Projects: From Farm-to-Market Roads to Streetlights
– Inequitable Distribution of DPWH Budget Across Districts
– ‘Allocable’ vs. ‘Non-Allocable’ Projects: A System for ‘Parking’ Funds?
– How to Fight Systemic Corruption in the DPWH
– Reaction to Proposed ₱348B Cut to DPWH Budget
– Ombudsman to Probe Anomalous Flood Control Projects
– Ombudsman Orders 204 ‘Midnight Appointees’ to Reapply
– New Jail Facility for Flood Control Project Corruption Suspects

With Reports from:
Victoria Tulad

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