Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon tells a Senate finance subcommittee that there are no “ghost” infrastructure projects in Taguig City. During the hearing, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano asks about the status of DPWH’s investigation into Taguig projects, and Dizon responds that the agency’s checks have found none.
The outlets report that Dizon’s statement reinforces Cayetano’s earlier assertion that no ghost projects exist in Taguig. GMA News adds that Dizon’s comments are based on DPWH’s ongoing investigation, which has yet to find any ghost or non-existent project in the city. The reports do not detail specific Taguig projects, timelines, or the scope of the investigation.
Overall, the accounts agree that Dizon publicly denies the presence of ghost projects in Taguig when questioned in the Senate. Differences in coverage mainly concern the phrasing—DPWH “investigation” versus “ongoing investigation”—rather than the substance of the claim.
