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Residents of Barangay San Miguel in Calumpit, Bulacan sit on the roof of their houses as the flood in their community reach neck-deep on July 31, 2023 due to continuous rains for days. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Job Manahan

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MANILA — The Commission on Audit has ordered a fraud audit for the flood control projects in Bulacan, as the commission begins looking into flood mitigation programs following the launch of the “Sumbong sa Pangulo” website.A fraud audit seeks to gather all important and relevant documents with the intent to look for fraud in the transaction or the implementation of the project.Based on the memo dated August 12 but shared to the media today, COA Chairman Gamaliel Cordoba said the fraud audit covers flood control projects implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Cordoba cited the President’s “Sumbong” initiative — a website where the public can check all flood control projects and send reports about anomalies – Bulacan topped the provinces in Central Luzon that have the most number of flood control projects since 2022. <div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/17/map-flood-control-projects-in-luzon-excluding-metro-manila-1348">MAP: Flood control projects in Luzon, excluding Metro Manila </a></div>Forty-five percent of the P548 billion or P44 billion worth of flood control projects in the region is from Bulacan, noted Cordoba. “Given the critical issues raised by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. regarding the implementation of these projects, particularly in the Province of Bulacan, a fraud audit is an immediate and unequivocal necessity,” read the memo. Cordoba ordered the immediate submission to the fraud office of all relevant documents for the fraud audit. He also said fraud offices should ensure their availability to the fraud audit teams “at any time during the audit.” On Aug. 15, Marcos Jr visited the River Protection Structure along Barangay Bulusan in Calumpit, Bulacan after reports that about 200 meters of the P96.49-million project remained incomplete, while its foundation appeared to be substandard.<div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/15/some-flood-control-projects-incomplete-despite-finished-contracts-marcos-1656">Some flood-control projects incomplete despite finished contracts: Marcos </a></div>Following the inspection, the President said he would summon St. Timothy Construction — the contractor that won billions of pesos in government projects — to explain why a flood control structure remained incomplete and substandard over 2 years since its expected completion date.St. Timothy Construction ranked third in the list of contractors that got the most flood control projects from the Department of Public Works and Highways in the last 3 years.Between July 2022 and March 2025, the Pasig-based contractor won 105 projects amounting to P7.32 billion, according to data from Malacañang. — With a report from Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

The Commission on Audit has ordered a fraud audit for the flood control projects in Bulacan, as the commission begins looking into flood mitigation programs following the launch of the “Sumbong sa Pangulo” website.

The Commission on Audit has ordered a fraud audit for the flood control projects in Bulacan, as the commission begins looking into flood mitigation programs following the launch of the “Sumbong sa Pangulo” website.

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COA orders fraud audit on flood control projects in Bulacan

Job Manahan,

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Published August 17, 2025 03:51 PM PHT

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Updated August 17, 2025 03:57 PM PHT

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