Arthur Fuentes

Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) special adviser and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, together with Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon, conduct an on-site inspection of major infrastructure projects in Pampanga on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. The officials checked the progress of the San Agustin Bridge in Camba and the Candating flood-control project in Arayat, both designed to improve mobility and strengthen the province’s disaster resilience against flooding.

Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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FLOOD CONTROL PROBE

Andrea Taguines

<p>MANILA -- Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon on Friday asked the Philippine Regulation Commission to revoke the licenses of all engineers, and other professionals like accountants involved in anomalous flood control projects in Bulacan.</p><p>Dizon particularly asked the PRC to revoke the licenses of the Bulacan First District  Engineering Office engineers, and other professionals involved. This is on top of the criminal cases already filed against them before the Office of the Ombudsman.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1973917037232816420&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-10-03T05%3A19%3A53.147287%3A1d022930-68b0-4497-979c-ceb369ed1e78%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=55c26eaa4cea4ef7232bdb20fcf517b93a25bb9c&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:624px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1973917037232816420"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>The PRC said it could be done.</p><p>&quot;Palagay ko dito sa nangyaring ‘to mabigat ‘to e dahil sa taumbayan sila nagkasala hindi lang naman sa PRC diba, mabilis lang yan definitely, within the year definitely, within the next few months,&quot; said PRC Chairperson Charito Zamora.</p><p>The DPWH and PRC also signed a Memorandum of Agreement as a “proactive measure to deter professional misconduct” amid the flood control corruption scandal. Under the partnership, the agencies agreed to continue working together in terms of informartion exchange, referral of complainrts, and joint monitoring— to ensure that all government infrastructure projects moving forward are implemented by duly licensed, ethical, and competent professionals.</p><p>Dizon earlier filed a complaint with the Philippine Competition Commission about 12 &quot;rigged&quot; projects involve 5 contractors and several DPWH officials in Bulacan and Oriental Mindoro.</p>

<p>This is on top of the criminal cases already filed against them before the Office of the Ombudsman.</p>

This is on top of the criminal cases already filed against them before the Office of the Ombudsman.

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Dizon asks PRC to revoke licenses of engineers, professionals linked to flood control anomalies

Andrea Taguines

Published Oct 03, 2025 12:34 PM PHT

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