Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., together with DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon, Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando, and other officials, inspects the P77.1-million flood mitigation structure in Barangay Frances, Calumpit, Bulacan, after visiting the P96.4-million river protection structure in Barangay Bulusan, also in Calumpit, on August 15, 2025. Mark Balmores, PPA pool

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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/175816107132420250815-marcos-calumpit-flood-control-PPA5848.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., together with DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon, Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando, and other officials, inspects the P77.1-million flood mitigation structure in Barangay Frances, Calumpit, Bulacan, after visiting the P96.4-million river protection structure in Barangay Bulusan, also in Calumpit, on August 15, 2025. Mark Balmores, PPA pool</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATE)</strong> — Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Thursday announced that a new legal team in the agency was in the process of initiating warranty claims against contractors of flood control projects found to be &quot;ghost&quot; or substandard.</p><div><a 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;Nag-i-initiate na po ang ating bagong legal team ng procedures para mabawi ang warranties. Most of the warranties for the flood control projects, if not all, are five years under their contracts so puwedeng-puwede pa po nating habulin,&quot; Dizon told the Senate Blue Ribbon panel.</p><p>Dizon insisted that the government would no longer shell out public funds to fix the anomalous flood control projects.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/11/marcos-announces-creation-of-independent-body-on-flood-control-probe-1412">Marcos forms 3-member independent body to probe flood control, other infra anomalies in past decade</a></div><p>&quot;Hindi po pupwedeng gobyerno po ulit ang maglalabas ng pera dito, kailangan po mabawi ito sa mga warranties,&quot; he added.</p><p>&quot;The President completely agrees. Hindi po pupwedeng ganon-ganon na lang na may ghost. Kailangan po maibalik ang pera at marami sa mga proyektong ito kailangan auyusin,&quot; Dizon also said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>UP TO A TRILLION?<br/></strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Dizon said that in the past 2 weeks alone, he has discovered over 100 ghost and substandard projects around the country.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/15/dizon-wants-amlc-to-freeze-assets-of-dpwh-men-contractors-in-flood-control-scam-1023">Dizon wants AMLC to freeze assets of DPWH men, contractors in flood control scam</a></div><p>&quot;Merong report sa La Union, Oriental Mindoro, sa Nueva Vizcaya, Eastern Samar, meron din pong ilang proyekto sa Mindanao. Hindi ko na maalala sa dami. So nakikita po natin na hindi lang to nakasentro sa Bulacan pero mukhang sa buong bansa,&quot; he said.</p><p>Sen. Kiko Pangilinan then urged Dizon to immediately work on claiming the performance bonds from the faulty contractors instead of waiting for the criminal cases to finish.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/9/12/criminal-raps-eyed-vs-officials-contractors-tagged-in-ghost-flood-control-projects-1405">Criminal raps eyed vs. officials, contractors tagged in ghost flood control projects</a></div><p>&quot;Dapat makumpiska na at maibalik na,&quot; Pangilinan said.</p><p>Dizon said that &quot;hundreds of billions&quot; might be involved in the anomalous flood control projects.</p><p>&quot;As to the amount, hindi ko pa po masasabi pero nag-a-add up ito, all I can say is it&#x27;s up to the billions, maybe tens of billions, at kung nationwide po ito hundreds of billions,&quot; he said.</p><p>Asked by Sen. Bam Aquino if it may even breach into the trillion, Dizon replied &quot;it&#x27;s possible.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></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/Kpbqr2s2yEY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/Sl1daHU6e7M?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/A3JZUsaUpzQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon insisted that the government would not shell out any more money to fix the anomalous flood control projects.</p>

DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon insisted that the government would not shell out any more money to fix the anomalous flood control projects.

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DPWH initiating warranty claims vs ghost, substandard flood control projects

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Sep 18, 2025 10:05 AM PHT

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Updated Sep 18, 2025 12:37 PM PHT

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