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Dennis Datu

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<p>The DPWH district engineer in Batangas who was arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to bribe Rep. Leandro Leviste has been temporarily released after he posted bail.</p><p>The alleged bribe try was supposedly an attempt to exclude certain contractors from the ongoing investigation into reported anomalies in flood control projects.  </p><p>Batangas PNP Provincial Director PCol. Geovanny Emerick Sibalo confirmed that Engr. Abelardo Calalo posted bail amounting to P60,000.</p><div> <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/8/28/-bidding-biddingan-leviste-says-ex-batangas-solon-selected-winning-bidders-for-dpwh-projects-1519"><strong>‘Bidding-biddingan: Leviste says ex-Batangas solon ‘selected’ winning bidders for DPWH projects</strong></a></div><p> The 52-year-old district engineer was released from detention at the Taal Municipal Police Station around 1 p.m.</p><p>Last Tuesday, formal charges were filed against him before the Batangas Provincial Prosecutor’s Office for Direct Bribery, Corruption of Public Officials, Violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials.</p><p> Leviste has offered him the chance to become a state witness to help uncover the alleged corruption within the DPWH.</p><p> DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan has also placed Calalo under preventive suspension.</p><div> <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/26/leviste-contractors-congressmen-tagged-in-dpwh-corruption-may-retaliate-vs-whistleblowers-2001"><strong>Leviste: Contractors, congressmen tagged in DPWH corruption may retaliate vs whistleblowers</strong></a></div><div> </div>

<p>The DPWH district engineer in Batangas who was arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to bribe Rep. Leandro Leviste has been temporarily released.</p>

The DPWH district engineer in Batangas who was arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to bribe Rep. Leandro Leviste has been temporarily released.

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DPWH district engineer in alleged bribe try on Leviste out on bail

Dennis Datu,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 28, 2025 10:35 PM PHT

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Updated August 28, 2025 11:32 PM PHT

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