A CALL FOR CLEAN GOVERNANCE

MAP and business leaders push for reforms amid mounting evidence of corruption in infrastructure and flood control projects.

- By XANDRA MOLINA

Citizens rally to call out corruption and push for transparency in government projects during the Baha sa Luneta rally on September 21. Photo by Jann Conrad Bonifacio/The Philippine STAR

(Jann Conrad Bonifacio/The Philippine STAR)

After reports of ghost government projects surfaced, Filipinos took to the streets, demanding accountability and immediate answers from national leaders.

On October 20, the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), together with major business organizations, issued an urgent appeal to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address the massive corruption scandal involving flood control and infrastructure projects.

“Trillions of pesos supplied and intended to protect our communities from disasters have been squandered through ghost projects, substandard works, and inflated contracts,” the joint statement read.

“This is more than financial loss—it is a fatal breach of public trust that leaves our people vulnerable and outraged.”