Once again, the nation is haunted—not by spirits, but by “ghost projects” that siphon public funds straight into private pockets.
The consecutive discovery of these phantom infrastructures is not only alarming; it is a damning indictment of the culture of corruption that has long crippled our bureaucracy.
How many times must we, as taxpayers, endure the insult of seeing roads that lead nowhere, bridges that exist only on paper, or flood control systems that never function because they were never truly built?
Each so-called project represents millions of pesos stolen—not just from government coffers, but from classrooms, hospitals, and communities crying out for genuine development.
The brazenness is staggering. Officials sign off on blueprints, contractors receive payments, yet the end product is nothing more than empty space and dashed public trust.
And when confronted, agencies scramble to deny responsibility, pointing fingers instead of owning up to their role in this scandalous heist.
This cannot go on. Ghost projects are not harmless oversights—they are deliberate acts of betrayal.
Every peso funneled into these non-existent infrastructures is a peso stolen from the nation’s future.
It is time for accountability with teeth. Audits must be swift, investigations relentless, and prosecutions uncompromising.
Those who enable, approve, and profit from these ghost projects must face not just administrative sanctions but real jail time. Otherwise, these apparitions will continue to haunt us, draining resources meant for progress.
The Filipino people deserve roads that connect, bridges that stand, and flood controls that protect—not paper trails leading to corruption. Enough of these ghosts. It is time to exorcise them once and for all.
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