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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/1755654419567cropped-Screen Shot 2025-08-20 at 9.45.34 AM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. says he is “very angry” after finding out that a P55-million river wall project here in Bgy. Piel, Baliuag, has yet to be constructed. Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><p>BALIUAG, Bulacan <strong>(2nd UPDATE)</strong> — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday said he was “very angry” after seeing that a P55-million river wall project in Bgy. Piel, Baliuag, Bulacan has yet to be constructed.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/8/17/coa-orders-fraud-audit-on-flood-control-projects-in-bulacan-1551?fbclid=IwY2xjawMPnzFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFmd3plakdGc2tEOEFGTjFXAR7qtkc5GxvNvGArEDcP4eCRxTXOYj34V_PHHacw99ysj-83dtV4BetdnJFifg_aem_mKCAu_a3dvCTvZfPq0jReg">COA orders fraud audit on flood control projects in Bulacan</a></div><p>Based on the documents from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the 220 meter-structure was supposed to begin last February but when the President visited the area, there was no indication that it even started despite it being marked “completed.”</p><p>There were also receipts showing the project was fully paid. </p><div><br/></div><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=1958031798656463215&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fpersonal%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-08-20T01%3A49%3A36.309670%3Acae7c6bb-bbea-4ff5-936a-fe79bbc82277%26action%3Dcorrect&amp;sessionId=aec31db702792431eb9fae652f954594bf2ee9d9&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:506px;height:852px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1958031798656463215"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>“Walang ginawa kahit isang araw hindi nagtrabaho. Kahit puntahan niyo, wala kayong makikita na kahit ano,” said Marcos. </p><p>&quot;Pero ito ang ginagawa nila talagang nakakapinsala pa sa mga local residents. So yes, I&#x27;m not disappointed, I&#x27;m angry,” he added. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;ECONOMIC SABOTAGE&#x27;</strong></div><div> </div><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/1755666275245viber_image_2025-08-20_11-53-52.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. inspects a section of the riverwall project in Barangay Piel, Baliuag, Bulacan, on August 20, 2025. Marcos expressed intense anger over the discovery of &quot;ghost&quot; flood control projects in the province. Yummie Dingding, PPA pool</span></span></span></div><p>The President said because of these fictitious projects, the government would be compelled to file an economic sabotage case against those contractors and individuals involved. </p><p>“At nalaman talaga natin kung ano nangyari, ano nangyari sa pondo, sino nagwaldas ng pondo, paano nangyari yung naibigay yung kontrata doon sa mga ganyang klase ng kontratista. So that&#x27;s what we&#x27;re going to do,” he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/14/-sumbong-sa-pangulo-website-receives-over-1-000-reports-on-flood-control-projects-1330">‘Sumbong sa Pangulo’ website receives over 1,000 reports on flood control projects</a></div><p>“So that&#x27;s why I encourage, napakauseful, napakalaking bagay at napapakinabangan namin nang husto ang inyong pagsulat sa amin, pagsumbong, padalhan nyo kami ng picture, padalhan nyo kami ng video para alam namin kung ano ang sitwasyon doon sa inyo,” he added, referring to the &quot;Sumbong sa Pangulo&quot; website. </p><p>The DPWH on Tuesday admitted there were &quot;ghost&quot; flood control projects and vowed to investigate them.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/19/dpwh-chief-admits-existence-of-ghost-flood-control-projects-vows-probe-1233">DPWH chief admits existence of &#x27;ghost&#x27; flood control projects, vows probe</a></div><p>He also admitted that he had found out of the &quot;ghost&quot; projects &quot;just lately,&quot; adding that they are now &quot;intensively validating&quot; them.</p><p>Bonoan made the statement during the launch of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee&#x27;s investigation into the anomalous flood mitigation projects. </p><p>This was not the first time that a ghost project was spotted in Bulacan, after ABS-CBN News learned that a P77-million flood control structure has yet to begin construction in Barangay San Agustin in Hagonoy, Bulacan for 20 years now.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/8/19/local-officials-residents-unaware-of-p77-million-flood-control-structure-in-hagonoy-0941">&#x27;Where is it?&#x27; Local officials, residents unaware of P77-million flood control structure in Hagonoy, Bulacan</a></div><p>Bulacan topped the provinces in Central Luzon that have the most number of flood control projects since 2022.</p><p>The Commission on Audit has ordered a fraud audit for the flood control projects in Bulacan, as the commission begins looking into flood mitigation programs following the launch of the “Sumbong sa Pangulo” website.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/8/19/coa-gets-critical-docs-on-bulacan-flood-control-projects-amid-fraud-audit-1633">COA gets ‘critical’ docs on Bulacan flood control projects amid fraud audit</a></div><p>On Tuesday, COA said it has secured &quot;critical documents&quot; in relation to its audit.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><br/></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/3PSGgWMUGJQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><strong></strong><em><strong></strong></em><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. made the visit amid reports that the structure has yet to be constructed in the area. </p>

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. made the visit amid reports that the structure has yet to be constructed in the area.

Marcos 'very angry' over P55-M 'ghost' riverwall project in Baliuag, Bulacan

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Marcos 'very angry' over P55-M 'ghost' riverwall project in Baliuag, Bulacan

Job Manahan,

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Published Aug 20, 2025 09:13 AM PHT

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Updated Aug 20, 2025 01:05 PM PHT

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