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DPWH slaps lifetime ban on Wawao Builders; charges loom
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has imposed a perpetual lifetime ban on Wawao Builders and SYMS Construction Trading due to ghost projects.
DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon announced the ban after inspecting a flood control project in Bulacan.
The Wawao Builders project, costing P96.5 million, was marked as finished but was found to be barely started.
SYMS Construction Trading is linked to a P55-million ghost project in Bulacan that was also inspected by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The ban extends to all known affiliates of Wawao Builders, including companies with the same owners.
Both construction firms have been accused of alleged corruption and ghost projects, with Wawao Builders being a top earner for flood control projects.
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