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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., together with DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon, Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando, and other officials, inspects the ₱77.1-million flood mitigation structure in Barangay Frances, Calumpit, Bulacan, after visiting the ₱96.4-million river protection structure in Barangay Bulusan, also in Calumpit, on August 15, 2025. Mark Balmores, PPA pool/File

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., together with DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon, Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando, and other officials, inspects the ₱77.1-million flood mitigation structure in Barangay Frances, Calumpit, Bulacan, after visiting the ₱96.4-million river protection structure in Barangay Bulusan, also in Calumpit, on August 15, 2025.
The inspections followed his press conference exposing alleged irregularities in the government’s ₱545-billion flood control programs, which covered 9,855 projects from July 2022 to May 2025. Bulacan recorded the highest number of projects at 668, amounting to ₱6.5 billion.
The Bulusan project was built by St. Timothy Construction Corporation, one of the country’s top three contractors, while the Frances project was undertaken by Wawao Builders, ranked among the top 15 with 58 flood control projects. 

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Bulacan official to recommend own audit of flood control projects in province

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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/175550260962120250815-marcos-calumpit-flood-control-PPA6063.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., together with DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon, Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando, and other officials, inspects the ₱77.1-million flood mitigation structure in Barangay Frances, Calumpit, Bulacan, after visiting the ₱96.4-million river protection structure in Barangay Bulusan, also in Calumpit, on August 15, 2025. <em>Mark Balmores, PPA pool/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Bulacan Vice Governor Alex Castro said Monday he would recommend to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to launch their own audit of the hundreds of flood control projects in the province.</p><p>Castro said that he would file a resolution seeking to investigate the 668 anti-flood projects in Bulacan.</p><p>&quot;Sa atin pong ifa-file na resolution, para po sa sariling imbestigasyon ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan… matingnan po natin kung sino-sino po ba talaga yung behind dito at yung mga flood control projects na ito sa bawat bayan na ginawa, at sino po yung mga contractors, sino po yung mga involved, doon po malalaman sa gagawin po nating investigation,&quot; he told ANC.</p><p>His recommendation came after the <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/8/17/coa-orders-fraud-audit-on-flood-control-projects-in-bulacan-1551?fbclid=IwY2xjawMPnzFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFmd3plakdGc2tEOEFGTjFXAR7qtkc5GxvNvGArEDcP4eCRxTXOYj34V_PHHacw99ysj-83dtV4BetdnJFifg_aem_mKCAu_a3dvCTvZfPq0jReg">Commission on Audit ordered a fraud audit for the flood control projects in Bulacan</a>, which topped the provinces in Central Luzon that have the most number of flood control projects since 2022. </p><p>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.</p><p>Forty-five percent of the P548 billion or P44 billion worth of flood control projects in the region is from Bulacan, COA Chairman Gamaliel Cordoba noted.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/15/map-flood-control-projects-in-metro-manila-2203">MAP: Flood control projects in Metro Manila</a></div><p>On August 15, President Ferdinand 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.</p><p>But Castro pointed out that the said flood control projects in the province were implemented by the national government, specifically the Department of Public Works and Highways.</p><p>He said the projects did not pass through the provincial government for approval.</p><p>&quot;Tingin po namin ang DPWH ang dapat kausapin dahil proyekto po nila ‘yan, kaya… may mga natutugunan naman pero siguro katulad nitong mga 668 flood controls na ito, ‘yan ang di namin alam, nagulat kami na ganyan kadami,&quot; he said.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/8/15/marcos-to-summon-st-timothy-construction-over-substandard-flood-control-project-in-bulacan-1437">Marcos to St. Timothy Construction: Explain incomplete, substandard flood control project in Bulacan</a></div><div><strong>—with a report from Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong></strong><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></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/eBSgYob9aUY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Bulacan Vice Governor Alex Castro said Monday he would recommend to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to launch their own audit of the hundreds of flood control projects in the province.</p>

Bulacan Vice Governor Alex Castro said Monday he would recommend to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to launch their own audit of the hundreds of flood control projects in the province.

'Nagulat kami': Bulacan vice gov says to recommend own audit of flood control projects in province

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'Nagulat kami': Bulacan vice gov says to recommend own audit of flood control projects in province

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