8 DPWH execs suspended over Surigao flood projects
The Office of the Ombudsman has suspended seven engineers and an accountant from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for six months without pay over questionable flood control projects in Surigao del Norte. Investigations revealed that projects were fully paid but incomplete.
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