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COA Chairman Gamaliel Cordoba joins DPWH Sec. Vince Dizon in recommending charges before the Ombudsman vs 3 contractors linked to ghost or substandard flood control projects in Bulacan. Andrea Taguines, ABS-CBN News

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Contractors face raps before Ombudsman

Andrea Taguines

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/1757312205089G0TSKdub0AAZsUa.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">COA Chairman Gamaliel Cordoba joins DPWH Sec. Vince Dizon in recommending charges before the Ombudsman vs 3 contractors linked to ghost or substandard flood control projects in Bulacan. <em>Andrea Taguines, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — At least three government contractors could face charges before the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged corruption in multi-billion-peso flood control projects.</p><p>This, after Commission on Audit chair Gamaliel Cordoba and Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon recommended the filing of charges against contractors Wawao Builders, Discaya-owned St. Timothy, and Syms Construction Trading at the Ombudsman on Monday.</p><p>The three contractors were being linked to &quot;ghost&quot; or non-existent and substandard flood control projects in Bulacan.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/8/disacayas-says-corrupt-officials-used-them-in-anomalous-bidding-1114">Discaya couple says lawmakers, DPWH execs &#x27;used&#x27; them in flood control anomalies</a></div><p>Also included in the complaints are former Bulacan First District Engineer Henry Alcantara, his assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez, Project Engineer Paul Duya, and Construction Section Chief Jaypee Mendoza. </p><p>Cordoba and Dizon made the recommendation as the Senate conducted its third hearing into the flood control mess.</p><p>There, government contractors Sarah and Curlee Discaya <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/8/disacayas-says-corrupt-officials-used-them-in-anomalous-bidding-1114">alleged that corrupt officials had forced them to participate in anomalous biddings</a> and hand over money in exchange for securing projects. </p><p>Many officials tagged in the alleged corrupt practice immediately <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/8/lawmakers-deny-discaya-corruption-claims-in-flood-control-mess-1217">rejected</a> the couple&#x27;s accusation.</p><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div><div><br/></div><div><em></em><strong>RELATED VIDEOS: </strong></div><div><em></em></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/2X2Ss8JTeDc?&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&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/8MIj4TE5oEg?&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>At least three government contractors could face charges before the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged corruption in multi-billion-peso flood control projects.</p>

At least three government contractors could face charges before the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged corruption in multi-billion-peso flood control projects.

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3 contractors, Bulacan engineers could face raps before Ombudsman over ghost or substandard projects

Andrea Taguines,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 08, 2025 02:23 PM PHT

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Updated September 08, 2025 05:43 PM PHT

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