Rowegie Abanto

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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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. 

Mark Balmores, PPA pool

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<p>The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Monday cited in contempt government contractors who skipped its second hearing into anomalous flood control projects.</p>

The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Monday cited in contempt government contractors who skipped its second hearing into anomalous flood control projects.

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Arrest warrants loom for contractors who skipped 2nd Senate hearing into flood control

Rowegie Abanto,

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Published Sep 01, 2025 11:07 AM PHT

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