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8 DPWH execs in flood mess plead ‘not guilty’
Eight officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways-Mimaropa pleaded not guilty to graft charges before the Sandiganbayan's Fifth Division.
The charges stem from an alleged anomaly involving a P289.5-million substandard flood control project in Oriental Mindoro.
Those who entered their plea include Gerald Pacanan, Gene Altea, Ruben Delos Santos Jr., Dominic Serrano, Dennis Abangon, Montrexis Tamayo, Felisardo Casuno, and Lerma Cayco.
The project was awarded to a construction firm linked to resigned Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co.
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Nine Department of Public Works and Highways-Mimaropa officials pleaded not guilty to malversation charges before the Sandiganbayan 6th Division concerning an alleged anomalous P289 million flood control project in Oriental Mindoro.
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Eight officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 4B (MIMAROPA) are facing charges of malversation of public funds and violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for an anomalous P289.5-million flood control project.
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Eight individuals accused in a P289-million substandard flood control project in Oriental Mindoro appeared before the Sandiganbayan for booking.
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A manhunt is underway for Gene Ryan Alaurin Altea, Director of the DPWH Bureau of Maintenance, after a warrant of arrest was served at his home in Albay for alleged corruption in flood control projects.
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The Ombudsman has ordered a six-month preventive suspension for 10 Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region IV-B officials and two Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) members.
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