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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) building is seen in this photo taken on August 25, 2025.

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Rowegie Abanto

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<p>MANILA — The Las Piñas engineer&#x27;s office has found that 42 projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the city lacked permits, Las Piñas Rep. <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/12/santos-pulls-off-massive-upset-win-vs-cynthia-villar-in-las-pi-as-0412">Mark Anthony Santos</a> said Tuesday.</p><p>The city engineer&#x27;s office learned of this after Santos requested them to check all the building permits of DPWH projects in Las Piñas, he said.</p><p>Nineteen projects have already been completed, seven are currently under construction, and 15 have been issued notices of violation, the lawmaker told ANC.</p><p>Santos warned that the lack of permits could put people in danger, saying that hospitalization costs won&#x27;t be covered by insurance if &quot;accidents&quot; happen during construction.</p><p>&quot;Di sagot ng mga insurance &#x27;yan, and, of course, ang building official will be the one who will be responsible for this one,&quot; he said.</p><p>The congressman said the structures that lacked permits included multi-purpose buildings, drainage systems, and flood control projects, among others.</p><p>He said the city engineer would conduct further inspection and is expected to come up with a report.</p><p>&quot;Kung &#x27;yan ay kino-coordinate lang sa local government, mas maganda ang magiging outcome ng mga projects, malaki ang magiging savings,&quot; he lamented.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/25/belmonte-says-most-dpwh-projects-in-quezon-city-skipped-local-government-2156">Belmonte says most DPWH projects in Quezon City skipped local government</a></div><p>The DPWH should be held accountable for the alleged lack of permits for the projects, Santos said, noting that coordination between the public works agency and the local government is important to prevent mistakes from happening.</p><p>He stressed that the discovery was not motivated by politics, saying that he would write the Commission on Audit to conduct a special audit of the projects in the city.</p><p>Santos&#x27; revelation comes amid allegations of corruption within the DPWH and some lawmakers and government contractors in relation to the multi-billion-peso flood control projects in the country.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/8/26/leviste-files-raps-vs-batangas-engineer-over-alleged-bribe-attempt-1254">Leviste files raps vs Batangas engineer over alleged bribe attempt</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/26/boc-to-probe-discaya-couple-s-luxury-car-collection-1420">BOC to probe Discaya couple’s luxury car collection</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><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/v1B_MVtv3J0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Las Piñas Rep. Mark Anthony Santos warned that the lack of permits could put people in danger, saying that hospitalization costs won't be covered by insurance if "accidents" happen during construction.</p>

Las Piñas Rep. Mark Anthony Santos warned that the lack of permits could put people in danger, saying that hospitalization costs won't be covered by insurance if "accidents" happen during construction.

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42 DPWH projects in Las Piñas lack permits: Rep. Santos

Rowegie Abanto,

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Published Aug 26, 2025 04:05 PM PHT

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