Ombudsman Suspends 5 DPWH Engineers Over Bulacan Flood Control Projects
The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the preventive suspension of five project engineers from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) amid ongoing investigations into alleged anomalies involving three flood control projects in Bulacan.
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