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Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) vows to help the probe of ICI into anomalous flood control projects. They urge other mayors to check DPWH projects in their areas. Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News

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Mayors for Good Governance opens anti-corruption hotline and portal

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1760592811748inf.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Landing page of Mayors for Good Governance&#x27;s &quot;Report INFRA&quot; portal.</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) announced Thursday it has opened an anti-corruption hotline and online portal where citizens can submit reports about anomalous infrastructure projects, substandard works, and overpriced projects.</p><p>In a release, the coalition said the public can send their reports through phone by calling 8459-0143 from Monday to Friday, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., starting October 16.</p><p>For online reports, citizens can submit their information through the <a href="http://mayorsforgoodgovernance.ph/reportinfraph">anti-corruption portal</a>.</p><p>&quot;The new initiative seeks to curb corruption in public works by providing a safe and accessible channel for citizens, government employees, contractors, and local stakeholders to share verified information or evidence of anomalous practices,&quot; M4GG said, dubbing the initiative “Report INFRA.” </p><p>On the portal, reports can include the project&#x27;s name, description of anomaly, and details about its location.</p><p>M4GG said it has a dedicated technical and legal team that will verify the submissions and forward verified information to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), with which it has an existing partnership.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/23/vico-sotto-joy-belmonte-sign-partnership-with-ici-to-help-flood-control-probe-1438"><strong>Vico Sotto, Joy Belmonte sign partnership with ICI to help flood control probe</strong></a></div><p>Pacig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Baguio City Mayor Benjie Magalong stressed citizens must take an active role to fight against corruption.</p><p>&quot;We need whistleblowers who will expose the graft and corrupt practices that are being done in their areas,&quot; Sotto said. &quot;If we want genuine and lasting change to happen in our country, we all have to do our own share to hold these corrupt officials accountable.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The corruption happening in our government is a huge problem, so we need our fellow citizens to help in finding information and evidence about the irregularities committed in their localities,&quot; Magalong added.</p><p>Earlier this month, M4GG requested from House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III access to the National Expenditure Program (NEP) and General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2023 to 2025.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/2/mayors-for-good-governance-asks-house-for-access-to-budget-records-2216"><strong>Mayors for Good Governance asks House for access to budget records</strong></a><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/2/mayors-for-good-governance-asks-house-for-access-to-budget-records-2216"></a></div><p>The group also asked for access to records on specific line items, including allocations for infrastructure, social services, and other projects, as well as who proposed them.</p><p>M4GG had gone viral for calling for full transparency and accountability in flood control projects nationwide, as the government continues its ongoing crackdown into the anomalies surrounding several contractors, alleged erring lawmakers and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IcnGgG7WfjQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) announced Thursday that it has opened an anti-corruption hotline and online portal where citizens can report anomalous infrastructure projects, substandard works, and overpriced contracts.</p>

The Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) announced Thursday that it has opened an anti-corruption hotline and online portal where citizens can report anomalous infrastructure projects, substandard works, and overpriced contracts.

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'We need whistleblowers': Mayors for Good Governance opens anti-corruption hotline and portal

Ched Rick Gatchalian,

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Published Oct 16, 2025 02:11 PM PHT

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