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Former Bulacan 1st District Engineer Henry Alcantara attends the House Committee on Public Accounts, Public Works, and Good Government inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the implementation of various government flood control projects at the House of Representatives on September 2, 2025. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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FLOOD CONTROL PROBE

Harlene Delgado

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176553191122320250902-congress-flood-control-bulacan-alcantara-MT18.jpg" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">Former Bulacan 1st District Engineer Henry Alcantara attends the House Committee on Public Accounts, Public Works, and Good Government inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the implementation of various government flood control projects at the House of Representatives on September 2, 2025. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Former Department of Public Works and Highways engineer Henry Alcantara arrived at the Department of Justice on Friday, December 12.</p><p>However, he did not respond when asked by the media how much money he would return as part of the restitution process on the ongoing investigation of the agency into anomalous flood control projects.</p><p>In November, Alcantara <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/28/ex-dpwh-engineer-henry-alcantara-turns-over-p110-million-to-gov-t-1415">turned over P110 million to the DOJ </a>and is expected to return a total of P300 million.</p><p>The former DPWH official has been detained in the Senate along with other individuals implicated in the flood control scandal.</p><p>When asked for details, Justice spokesperson Atty. Polo Martinez said Alcantara’s visit &quot;could be for any reason.&quot;</p><p>He added that Alcantara had no scheduled preliminary investigation today.</p><p>&quot;Neither was it for restitution of any amount. In such case, we would have notified the press,&quot; he said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><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/3ThrvbyeXn4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Former public works engineer Henry Alcantara arrived at the Department of Justice on Friday and was mum on his next batch of turnover of money as part of restitution in relation to the flood control scandal.</p>

Former public works engineer Henry Alcantara arrived at the Department of Justice on Friday and was mum on his next batch of turnover of money as part of restitution in relation to the flood control scandal.

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Ex-DPWH engineer Alcantara mum on next return of money

Harlene Delgado,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 12, 2025 05:45 PM PHT

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