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The ‘Bulacan Group of Contractors’: Who are they?
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson revealed a money laundering scheme involving five individuals linked to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Bulacan, allegedly using casinos to "clean" money from government projects.
The individuals, identified as former district engineers Henry Alcantara and Brice Hernandez, assistant engineer Jaypee Mendoza, project engineer Arjay Domasig, and contractor Edrick San Diego, are known to casino employees as the "BGC Boys" or the Bulacan Group of Contractors.
Lacson's office has data indicating billions of pesos in casino transactions by these individuals from 2023 to 2025 across Metro Manila, Pampanga, and Cebu.
Over P950 million in gambling losses were recorded among them, all while reportedly using aliases.
Corruption charges were filed before the Office of the Ombudsman against the four named DPWH officials on September 11.
As of this writing, Alcantara, Hernandez, and Mendoza have been dismissed from service.
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