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Engineer Brice Hernandez presents a photo from his cellphone showing Engineer Henry Alcantara with Senator Jinggoy Estrada, along with an image of a pile of money, during a congressional hearing on ghost flood control projects at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Marilyn Cahatol

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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/1757396360296viber_image_2025-09-09_13-26-06-776.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Engineer Brice Hernandez presents a photo from his cellphone showing Engineer Henry Alcantara with Senator Jinggoy Estrada, along with an image of a pile of money, during a congressional hearing on ghost flood control projects at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span>MANILA — Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer Brice Hernandez on Tuesday showed photos supposedly proving lawmakers&#x27; involvement in the flood-control anomalies, including a stack of money allegedly for the projects.</div><p>Hernandez claimed he took the photo at the Bulacan 1st District Engineering office around 2022 to 2023. </p><p>He said, &quot;Ako po ang nag-picture nito kasi diyan lang po ako nakakita ng ganyan karaming pera.&quot;</p><p>Hernandez said the person in blue shirt captured beside the table was his &quot;boss,&quot; former DPWH Bulacan 1st District engineer Henry Alcantara.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175739649011720250909060920_276bddb537b4d5d06b1225d5a4e58ac5b7301b7f4eb5ed1a2d1f627846d261e7.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>Another photo of a stack of money was captured in their &quot;tambayan,&quot; a private residence within the vicinity of their office.</p><p>He said this money was not owned by Alcantara, but someone else.</p><p>He added that the money was intended to be delivered to project proponents. &quot;May mga designated persons po na pagbibigyan niyan.&quot;</p><p>&quot;As far as my knowledge is concerned, ibibigay po iyan sa tao, yun nga pong tinatawag na proponent na kausap niya,&quot; he said. </p><p>Hernandez, however, said he no longer remembers to whom the money in the photos were delivered. </p><p>He said such a stack of money is normal in the DPWH office. &quot;Sa office po namin, normal po iyan.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qc-3oe0I1XY?si=MOJLtbo0cTDmuiS6" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>"Ako po ang nag-picture nito kasi diyan lang po ako nakakita ng ganyan karaming pera," former DPWH engineer Brice Hernandez said.</p>

"Ako po ang nag-picture nito kasi diyan lang po ako nakakita ng ganyan karaming pera," former DPWH engineer Brice Hernandez said.

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Ex-DPWH engineer shows photos of money intended for 'proponents'

Marilyn Cahatol,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 09, 2025 01:46 PM PHT

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Updated September 09, 2025 02:26 PM PHT

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