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DPWH to sue execs, contractors linked to Oriental Mindoro flood control anomalies
Criminal cases will be filed next Wednesday against Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials and contractors involved in alleged anomalies concerning flood control projects in Oriental Mindoro.
Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon announced that these cases will be filed before the Office of the Ombudsman.
The DPWH recently filed a graft complaint against 20 agency officials and four contractors over anomalous flood control projects, with some respondents named.
In Oriental Mindoro, cases will be filed against construction companies Sunwest Inc., St. Timothy Construction Corporation, and Elite General Contractor and Development Corporation.
This action follows the discovery of substandard flood control projects in Oriental Mindoro by Dizon and Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito Dolor.
Previously, Dizon filed cases against 25 individuals implicated in irregularities involving flood control projects in Bulacan.
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