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COA fraud audit reports filed over Bulacan flood projects worth P297M
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged P297 million worth of flood control projects in Bulacan due to widespread irregularities, including "ghost" structures, unauthorized relocations, and documentation lapses.
Four Fraud Audit Reports (FARs) have been filed with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) over these projects, which were implemented by the DPWH-Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office.
Contracts awarded to Wawao Builders and SYMS Construction & Trading exhibited serious and recurring signs of misuse of public funds.
Technical inspections, satellite imagery review, and fraud audit procedures showed "rampant irregularities" and "serious and recurring issues in the implementation" of the four flood control projects.
Specific major issues include ghost projects where no structures were found despite full payment, unauthorized relocations of project sites, payments for pre-existing structures, and egregious documentation gaps.
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The Commission on Audit (COA) reported that the government incurred losses amounting to P6.45 billion in 2024 due to 747 defective infrastructure projects handled by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
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Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson estimates that approximately P180 billion has been lost to ghost flood control projects in the Philippines since 2016.
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced that 252 "ghost projects" were identified among the 10,000 infrastructure projects inspected nationwide.
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ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio urged the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to investigate 80 flood control projects in Davao City worth P4.4 billion, spanning from 2019 to 2022, citing potential anomalies.
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The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) estimates that up to 1,200 individuals may be involved in fraudulent flood control projects across the Philippines, with 15 people implicated per ghost project.
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