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MANILA, Philippines - Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. yesterday admitted that he had a copy of the World Bank (WB) fact-finding committee report and that he would form a technical and legal committee to review the reports on bid-rigging of WB-funded projects in the country.

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MANILA, Philippines – The fact-finding committee of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has finally submitted to Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. its report on the alleged rigging of the bidding process for infrastructure projects funded by the World Bank (WB).

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 451913 [Title] => Rural electrification to benefit from World Bank program [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - Electrification of the rural areas will be one of the priorities in the granting of loans by the World Bank, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 451337 [Title] => DPWH names slain executive's replacement [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Public Works and Highways named yesterday Undersecretary Romeo Momo to replace Undersecretary Ramon Aquino, who died on March 19 several days after he was ambushed as he was leaving the DPWH compound in Port Area, Manila.

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MANILA, Philippines - An agent of Japanese contractor Tomatu Suzuka testified at a Senate hearing that the alleged meeting of the Japanese with First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo and the late Sen. Robert Barbers to discuss bribe money for a World Bank-funded road project in the Philippines probably did not take place.

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In a letter responding to the Senate’s invitation, World Bank (WB) country director for the Philippines Bert Hofman stood by the findings of the bank, saying the Sanctions Board came to its decisions after a careful and intensive process of investigation and evaluation conducted by the bank’s investigative office, Integrity Vice-Presidency (INT).

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MANILA, Philippines -- An irked Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago ordered Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez and finance chief Margarito Teves to explain for their no-show in today's probe on the blacklisting of three Filipino construction firms by the World Bank for alleged corruption.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-27 12:06:45 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 432828 [Title] => EDITORYAL - Patuloy ang corruption, kailan may makukulong [Summary] =>

ANG corruption sa bansang ito ay karaniwan na lamang.

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Malacañang was unperturbed yesterday over the threat of opposition Sen. Panfilo Lacson to launch an investigation into the bid-rigging in a World Bank (WB)-funded road project by three Filipino companies that were allegedly aided by someone close to the Arroyo administration.

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The World Bank has blacklisted three Philippine companies, barring one of them permanently, for colluding with four Chinese firms in rigging the bidding for a road project partly funded by the WB.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4127/startoonthumbmw9.gif ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Ebdane to form team to review World Bank bid rigging report
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MANILA, Philippines - Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. yesterday admitted that he had a copy of the World Bank (WB) fact-finding committee report and that he would form a technical and legal committee to review the reports on bid-rigging of WB-funded projects in the country.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 471698 [Title] => DPWH team submits World Bank rigging controversy report to Ebdane [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines – The fact-finding committee of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has finally submitted to Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. its report on the alleged rigging of the bidding process for infrastructure projects funded by the World Bank (WB).

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 451913 [Title] => Rural electrification to benefit from World Bank program [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - Electrification of the rural areas will be one of the priorities in the granting of loans by the World Bank, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 451337 [Title] => DPWH names slain executive's replacement [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Public Works and Highways named yesterday Undersecretary Romeo Momo to replace Undersecretary Ramon Aquino, who died on March 19 several days after he was ambushed as he was leaving the DPWH compound in Port Area, Manila.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 439954 [Title] => Agent of Tomatu Suzuka denies meeting between FG and Japanese contractor [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - An agent of Japanese contractor Tomatu Suzuka testified at a Senate hearing that the alleged meeting of the Japanese with First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo and the late Sen. Robert Barbers to discuss bribe money for a World Bank-funded road project in the Philippines probably did not take place.

[DatePublished] => 2009-02-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 435006 [Title] => World Bank stands by its findings [Summary] =>

In a letter responding to the Senate’s invitation, World Bank (WB) country director for the Philippines Bert Hofman stood by the findings of the bank, saying the Sanctions Board came to its decisions after a careful and intensive process of investigation and evaluation conducted by the bank’s investigative office, Integrity Vice-Presidency (INT).

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MANILA, Philippines -- An irked Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago ordered Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez and finance chief Margarito Teves to explain for their no-show in today's probe on the blacklisting of three Filipino construction firms by the World Bank for alleged corruption.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-27 12:06:45 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 432828 [Title] => EDITORYAL - Patuloy ang corruption, kailan may makukulong [Summary] =>

ANG corruption sa bansang ito ay karaniwan na lamang.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 432637 [Title] => Palace unfazed by bidding probe [Summary] =>

Malacañang was unperturbed yesterday over the threat of opposition Sen. Panfilo Lacson to launch an investigation into the bid-rigging in a World Bank (WB)-funded road project by three Filipino companies that were allegedly aided by someone close to the Arroyo administration.

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The World Bank has blacklisted three Philippine companies, barring one of them permanently, for colluding with four Chinese firms in rigging the bidding for a road project partly funded by the WB.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4127/startoonthumbmw9.gif ) ) )
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