5 DPWH Bulacan engineers suspended over P118-M anomalous flood control projects
The Office of the Ombudsman in the Philippines has ordered the preventive suspension of five Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers from Bulacan for six months without pay, over alleged involvement in anomalous flood control projects worth P118 million. This follows allegations of falsified documents related to contract implementation, inspection, acceptance, billing, and payment to facilitate project execution and disbursement of public funds.
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