COA commissioner’s spouse secures billions in DPWH contracts

At present’s headlines: Mario Lipana, Mark Villar, Baek Se-hee

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The spouse of Fee on Audit commissioner Mario Lipana secures practically P2.3 billion in public works contracts for her building agency Olympus. These enormous contracts embrace a P200-million public works deal.

An organization owned by Christian Aguilar, the uncle of Senator Mark Villar, bagged P390 million in flood management initiatives. Aguilar’s Motiontrade Growth Company secured 4 flood management initiatives from 2023 to 2024.

Public works Undersecretary Arrey Perez resigns amid allegations linking him to contractors. He stepped down lower than a month after taking his oath as undersecretary for operations on September 30.

A dispute over the return of lifeless hostages threatens to derail the US-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Israel says it’s making ready to reopen Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians out and in of the territory. Nevertheless no date has been set because it trades blame with Hamas over violations of the ceasefire.

South Korean writer Baek Se-hee, recognized for her memoir ‘I Wish to Die However I Wish to Eat Tteokbokki’, passes away. She was 35. Her explanation for demise has not been made public but. —Rappler.com