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DA bares P75 million ghost farm roads
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has uncovered alleged "ghost" farm-to-market road projects worth P75 million in Mindanao.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. stated that these findings appear to be an isolated case, with initial reports pointing to issues in the Davao Region and Zamboanga City.
The discovered projects, totaling approximately five kilometers and implemented between 2021 and 2023, include one contract worth P30 million and others at P15 million each.
He identified the contractors as small-time operators and clarified they are not among the large firms that have secured significant flood control projects.
Funds for these projects came from the DA's budget, but they were implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
Secretary Tiu Laurel noted that auditing these projects is challenging due to their location in far-flung and hard-to-reach areas.
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