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Adrian Ayalin

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176274389565317627430232716341140913f0c6843451cb995f20f6e950a37632ae6db44de73fc6d13183c58a.webp" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Ex-DPWH engineers Henry Alcantara, Brice Hernandez, and Jaypee Mendoza</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Department of Justice rescheduled the first hearing for the preliminary investigation on five flood control projects to Friday, Nov. 14, due to<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/11/10/uwan-moving-away-from-luzon-8-provinces-still-under-signal-4-0920"> typhoon Uwan.</a></p><p>The DOJ was set to conduct its first hearing on Monday with the attendance of former Department of Public Works and Highways engineers Henry Alcantara, Brice Hernandez, Arjay Domasig, Jaypee Mendoza, contractor Sally Santos and others.</p><p>“In view of the suspension of work in government offices due to Super Typhoon, the initial hearing for preliminary investigation originally scheduled on November 10, 2025 for the 5 cases related to flood control projects in Bulacan shall be moved to November 14, 2025 (Friday), at which time respondents will receive copies of the complaints,” said DOJ spokesperson Atty. Polo Martinez.</p><p>Uwan, with a footprint that spanned nearly the entirety of the Philippines, slammed into the country&#x27;s eastern seaboard Sunday evening as a &quot;super typhoon&quot; after uprooting trees and swamping towns further south.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/11/10/2-reported-dead-due-to-super-typhoon-uwan-ndrrmc-0742">2 reported dead due to typhoon Uwan as of Monday: NDRRMC</a></div><p>It landed just days after typhoon Tino swept through the central Philippines, claiming at least 224 lives.</p><p>The catastrophic loss of life came as the public seethed over a scandal involving so-called ghost flood-control projects believed to have cost taxpayers billions of pesos. — With a report from Agence France-Presse </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/10/list-flooded-areas-in-metro-manila-on-nov-10-monday-0818">LIST: Flooded areas in Metro Manila on Nov. 10, Monday </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/9/palace-declares-1-year-state-of-national-calamity-to-speed-up-disaster-response-after-tino-2348">Palace declares 1-year state of national calamity to speed up disaster response after &#x27;Tino&#x27;</a></div><div><iframe width="734" height="413" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GV6H2gxNw_g" title="LIVE: ABS-CBN News Special Coverage on Typhoon #UwanPH | November 10" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>The Department of Justice rescheduled the first hearing for the preliminary investigation on five flood control projects to Friday, Nov. 14, due to typhoon Uwan.</p>

The Department of Justice rescheduled the first hearing for the preliminary investigation on five flood control projects to Friday, Nov. 14, due to typhoon Uwan.

DOJ moves flood control hearing to Nov. 14 due to typhoon Uwan

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DOJ moves flood control hearing to Nov. 14 due to typhoon Uwan

Adrian Ayalin,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 10, 2025 10:55 AM PHT

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Updated November 10, 2025 11:05 AM PHT

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