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<div style="text-align:center"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2012009615547060400&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-01-16T04%3A10%3A55.090910%3Ac15c6a2c-77a8-4f9b-9f61-7eb5f7f5e5c4%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=524b6c5e109b0a3ad96a680c079aec66b804d54c&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2012009615547060400"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE) </strong>— SYMS Construction&#x27;s Sally Santos went to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Friday following the announcement that she is one of the<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/15/contractor-3-ex-dpwh-officials-now-state-witnesses-in-flood-control-cases-1438"> first four state witnesses </a>on allegedly anomalous flood control projects cases.</p><p>Asked if she welcomes the decision of  the DOJ, Santos nodded.</p><p>Santos was limping as she left the DOJ.</p><p>He lawyer said she is suffering from arthritis.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/12/22/doj-syms-contractor-sally-santos-returns-p15-million-to-gov-t-1347">DOJ: Syms contractor Sally Santos returns P15 million to gov’t</a></div><p>In a statement, DOJ spokesperson Polo Martinez said Santos voluntarily made commitments under the Witness Protection Program through a Memorandum of Agreement. </p><p>“Naturally, she would come in and out of the DOJ to meet with members of the WPP regarding these commitments,” Martinez said.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>.</p>

<p>SYMS Construction contractor Sally Santos went to the Department of Justice Friday following the announcement that she is one of the first four state witnesses on allegedly anomalous flood control projects cases.</p>

SYMS Construction contractor Sally Santos went to the Department of Justice Friday following the announcement that she is one of the first four state witnesses on allegedly anomalous flood control projects cases.

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Contractor Sally Santos back at DOJ after being declared state witness

Adrian Ayalin,

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Published January 16, 2026 12:42 PM PHT

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Updated January 16, 2026 02:01 PM PHT

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