Camille Naredo

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Lian, Batangas

Dennis Datu

ABS-CBN News

<p>BATANGAS CITY -- A Department of Public Works and Highways district engineer was arrested and detained Friday in Taal, Batangas for allegedly attempting to bribe Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste. </p><p>Multiple police sources independently confirmed to ABS-CBN News that the arrest happened around 5:00 pm after an entrapment operation in Poblacion, Taal, Batangas.</p><p>According to initial reports, the suspect tried to bribe Leviste with P3,126,900 to &quot;dissuade&quot; him from investigating DPWH projects in his district.</p><p>The suspect is currently in the custody of the Taal PNP and may face charges of Corruption of Public Officials under Art. 212 of the RPC and violation of RA 3019 or Anti Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.</p><p>Senator Panfilo Lacson praised Leviste, a neophyte lawmaker, for the successful operation.</p><p>&quot;My snappy salute to neophyte Cong Leandro Leviste, Batangas 1st District for the successful police entrapment operation against a corrupt DPWH District Engineer who tried to bribe him with up to P360M in &#x27;kickbacks&#x27; from infra projects in his district,&quot; said Lacson <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://x.com/iampinglacson/status/1959595724133355802?s=46">in a post on X</a> (formerly Twitter).</p><p>&quot;May his tribe increase,&quot; he added.</p><p>Leviste has not publicly commented on the arrest of the DPWH district engineer.</p><p>However, in a <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.facebook.com/lingkodlegardaleviste/posts/pfbid0PsYF6Q4HiyPeQwV9vVTKk8xEVYKGYa7z3pmKNpuMjAHV3L3zGewpBPNwkuULsdwhl?rdid=qICzlhFWhdTB37ui#">Facebook post on Sunday night</a>, he shared the state of flood control projects in the Palico, Binambang, and Pansipit rivers, which were damaged by the recent typhoons. </p><p>&quot;Patuloy ang imbestigasyon ni Congressman Leandro katuwang ang mga inhinyero kung saan natuklasan na marami sa mga flood control project sa Unang Distrito ay substandard ang materyales na ginamit, hindi matibay ang pagkakagawa, at kahit kagagawa pa lamang nitong mga nakaraang taon ay madaling nasira at nasayang ang milyon-milyong buwis ng taumbayan,&quot; he said in the post. </p><p>&quot;Nais ni Cong. Leandro na ang pera ng bayan ay magamit nang tama at hindi masayang. Dapat walang korapsyon sa mga proyekto ng DPWH at ang mga proyektong ginawa ng mga kontraktor na mali ay dapat ayusin kaagad nang walang gastos sa gobyerno,&quot; he added.</p><p>&quot;Sa dami na ng nagastos na pondo ng gobyerno para sa flood control, dapat panagutin ang mga contractor at ipaayos sa kanila ang mga nabayaran at proyektong nagawa na para matigil na ang pagbaha.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div></div><div></div>

<p>A Department of Public Works and Highways district engineer was arrested and detained Friday in Taal, Batangas for allegedly attempting to bribe Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste. </p>

A Department of Public Works and Highways district engineer was arrested and detained Friday in Taal, Batangas for allegedly attempting to bribe Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste.

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DPWH district engineer arrested for allegedly trying to bribe Batangas solon

Dennis Datu,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 24, 2025 09:54 PM PHT

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Updated August 24, 2025 11:04 PM PHT

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Department of Public Works and Highways

DPWH

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Batangas

Leandro Leviste

Ping Lacson

Batangas 1st District

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