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<div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Eight co-accused of former Ako Bicol Party list Representative Zaldy Co linked to the flood control mess in Oriental Mindoro were turned over to the Sandiganbayan on Monday for processing.</p><p>Engr. Dennis Abagon, DPWH-Mimaropa’s chief of the Quality Assurance and Hydrology Division, was the first to appear before the anti-graft court.</p><p>Abagon was arrested by the NBI on Sunday in Sikatuna Village, Quezon City.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/24/-sumuko-na-kayo-marcos-says-7-accused-in-flood-control-scam-arrested-0718">‘Sumuko na kayo’: Eight accused in flood control scam arrested</a></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02NSNW9Hfhpqzh57n63NofhBN8QXDYfCCdnvVrm6nMi9LRjk1VgXcjZFgh5NdCzgbXl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>He was followed by seven others in custody of the PNP-CIDG, including DPWH Region IV-B officials Gene Alurin, Ruben Santos, Dominic Serrano, Felisardo Casino, Lerma Cayco, and Juliet Calvo.</p><p>DPWH-Mimaropa Chief Gerald Pacanan, who is under the custody of the NBI, was also among the 8 turned over to the Sandiganbayan.</p><p>The male DPWH Region IV-B officials will be taken to the detention facility in Payatas, while the female accused will be committed to Camp Caringal in Quezon City.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F817537127939978%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="429" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>Meanwhile, Maintenance Division Chief Juliet Calvo posted P90,000 bail for her graft charge. </p><p>The accused are set to be arraigned on Dec. 2, 1:30 p.m.</p><p>The anti-graft court on Friday issued arrest warrants and hold departure orders against Co and 15 other DPWH officials and Sunwest Inc. representatives charged in the P289.5 million road dike project in Oriental Mindoro.</p><p>Eight out of the 16 individuals, including Co, were still at large.</p><p>The Bureau of Immigration placed all international airports and seaports nationwide on heightened alert as four of the 16 individuals, including Co, are currently abroad.</p><div><strong><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/xAyQuzlpWgw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Eight co-accused of former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co in the flood control anomalies in Oriental Mindoro were turned over to the Sandiganbayan on Monday for processing.</p>

Eight co-accused of former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co in the flood control anomalies in Oriental Mindoro were turned over to the Sandiganbayan on Monday for processing.

8 DPWH Mimaropa officials tagged in flood control mess appear before Sandiganbayan

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8 DPWH Mimaropa officials tagged in flood control mess appear before Sandiganbayan

Kaxandra Salonga,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 24, 2025 12:31 PM PHT

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Updated November 24, 2025 04:06 PM PHT

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