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Anatomy of a repeating scandal: Lessons in investigating a failed 1926 public works project

Some 96 years ago, on June 12, 1929, the Graphic magazine published an article titled The Tinkers’ Dam by M. San Martin.

GRAPHIC ARCHIVE: “Those Who Skip in the Night”

While from the standpoint of a layman, government bureaus seem to be working smoothly the year around, still auditors detailed to look over records have unearthed grave anomalies that have existed for the past few years and yet kept secret by their directors.

In One of My Lives, I Became A Drone

so I asked the queen ant: “beforeI mate with your young queen, may Iat least have the indulgence ofmating with all of the femaleants...

POETRY: “Leaves” by Marra PL. Lanot

ARCHIVE — See the leaves turn green / To yellow to orange / To red   rust   brown

ARCHIVE: The Laoag-Vintar Dam Tragedy (1927 Graphic Article)

AUGUST 6, 1927 — IF THE Laoag-Vintar irrigation project has proved a disappointment to Representative Confesor and other public officials, it has, so far,...

ARCHIVE: The Laoag-Vintar Dam Scandal (1927 Graphic Editorial)

JULY 30, 1927 — Representative Confesor of Iloilo, on July 21, kept his colleagues at the lower house speechless and open-mouthed while for nearly...