Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., together with DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon, Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando, and other officials, inspects the ₱77.1-million flood mitigation structure in Barangay Frances, Calumpit, Bulacan, after visiting the ₱96.4-million river protection structure in Barangay Bulusan, also in Calumpit, on August 15, 2025.
The inspections followed his press conference exposing alleged irregularities in the government’s ₱545-billion flood control programs, which covered 9,855 projects from July 2022 to May 2025. Bulacan recorded the highest number of projects at 668, amounting to ₱6.5 billion.
The Bulusan project was built by St. Timothy Construction Corporation, one of the country’s top three contractors, while the Frances project was undertaken by Wawao Builders, ranked among the top 15 with 58 flood control projects. 

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MARCOS

Pia Gutierrez

ABS-CBN News

<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/175626618253220250815-marcos-calumpit-flood-control-PPA6038.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inspects the P77.1-million flood mitigation structure in Barangay Frances, Calumpit, Bulacan on August 15, 2025. Mark Balmores, PPA pool</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA<strong> (2nd UPDATE)</strong> — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr is ordering lifestyle checks on all government officials amid the ongoing investigations into anomalous flood control projects, Malacañang announced Wednesday.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/20/marcos-inspects-flood-control-project-in-bulacan-as-probe-intensifies-0913">Marcos &#x27;very angry&#x27; over P55-M &#x27;ghost&#x27; riverwall project in Baliuag, Bulacan</a></div><p>&quot;Ipinag-utos ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang pagkakaroon ng lifestyle check sa lahat ng mga opisyal sa gitna ng imbestigasyon patungkol sa maanomalyang flood control projects,” Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said.</p><p>Castro says the review will start with officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways.</p><p>“Unang una po hindi natin makakaila na may mga DPWH officials na sinasabing involved at malamang ay magsimula sila doon,” Castro said in a Palace briefing.</p><p>The President has also ordered a thorough review of DPWH records of the projects in question. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" 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>“Magdedemanda po talaga, sasampahan ng kaso ang dapat masampahan ng kaso. Walang sisinuhin, walang malapit sa puso, walang kaalyado – kung sinuman ang involved dito, sasampahan ng kaso,” she said.</p><p>Castro said this was also Marcos&#x27; go signal for government agencies, LGUs to conduct their own investigations.</p><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/BcgasT2vFhg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Marcos&#x27; move has since been backed by Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, Transport Secretary Vince Dizon and Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Aguda.</p><p>&quot;Tama naman yun - we welcome the lifestyle check. We will cooperate,&quot; Pangandaman told reporters during the launch of the DIME project for monitoring of flood control projects.</p><p>Dizon, the current transportation chief, also agrees with the measure: &quot;It&#x27;s the right thing to do.&quot;</p><p>For Aguda, the lifestyle check will be easier to implement given the proliferation of social media.</p><p>&quot;Alam mo ngayon, sa social media, wala ka nang puwedeng itago,&quot; he noted. &quot;So lahat naman &#x27;yan, puwedeing makita sa social media.&quot;</p><p>Marcos last week said he was “very angry” after seeing a multi-million peso riverwall project in Baliuag, Bulacan that has yet to be constructed despite being tagged as &quot;completed.&quot;</p><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><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" 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>The DPWH earlier admitted there were &quot;ghost&quot; flood control projects and vowed to investigate them.</p><p>As of Wednesday morning, the Office of the President has received a total of 9,020 complaints regarding anomalous flood control projects lodged through the sumbongsapangulo.ph website, Malacañang said. -- <strong>with a report from Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><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/3PSGgWMUGJQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr is ordering lifestyle checks on all government officials amid the ongoing investigations into anomalous flood control projects.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr is ordering lifestyle checks on all government officials amid the ongoing investigations into anomalous flood control projects.

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Marcos orders lifestyle check on all gov't officials amid probe into flood projects

Pia Gutierrez,

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Published August 27, 2025 11:41 AM PHT

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Updated August 27, 2025 09:20 PM PHT

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