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Gov't freezes accounts of contractors tagged in allegedly anomalous flood control projects

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Jekki Pascual

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<p>MANILA (UPDATE) — Government has frozen the bank accounts of some contractors allegedly involved in anomalous flood control projects. </p><p>Public Works &amp; Highways Secretary Vince Dizon and officials of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) said banks have already been informed of this development. </p><p>[EMBED LINK: https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/15/brice-hernandez-dismissed-from-dpwh-0943 ]</p><p> In a press conference, the officials said this is only the initial batch of contractors whose accounts have been frozen.</p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1758015962761image.png" style="width:600px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1758015992081image (1).png" style="width:600px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>Among the names in the list are former DPWH district engineer Brice Hernandez, former Assistant District Engineer Jaypee Mendoza, and for Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office Chief Accountant Juanito Mendoza. </p><p>Also included in the list are flood control contractors Curlee and Sarah Discaya, and Wawao Builders General Manager Mark Allan Arevalo.</p><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div><div><br/></div><div><em><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/BIfrCCgvFL4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></em><br/></div>

<p>Government has frozen the bank accounts of some contractors allegedly involved in anomalous flood control projects.</p>

Government has frozen the bank accounts of some contractors allegedly involved in anomalous flood control projects.

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Gov't freezes bank accounts of contractors tagged in flood control projects controversy

Jekki Pascual,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 16, 2025 04:27 PM PHT

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Updated September 16, 2025 08:08 PM PHT

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