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DPWH engineers face criminal, tax evasion, administrative raps
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) recommended filing criminal and administrative charges against former DPWH officials, including former chief district engineer Henry Alcantara and engineers Brice Ericson Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Ernesto Galang, John Carlo Rivera, John Michael Marcos, Claudine Magdalene Magsakay, and Allan Payawal, over a P95-million unbuilt flood control project in Bocaue, Bulacan.
The officials allegedly committed violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, Malversation, Falsification, Presidential Decree No. 1759, and the Government Procurement Reform Act.
The ICI also recommended that the ombudsman assess potential violations of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees against former public works chief Manuel Bonoan and former undersecretaries Roberto Bernardo and Maria Catalina Cabral.
A Commission on Audit (COA) technical inspection revealed the project was never built, despite the DPWH allegedly releasing and fully paying contractors Topnotch Catalyst Builders, Inc. and Beam Team Developer Specialist, Inc.
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The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has again urged the Ombudsman to file administrative cases against former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials, including ex-Secretary Manuel Bonoan, for alleged irregularities in a P74 million project.
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The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has urged the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials, including ex-Secretary Manuel Bonoan, over alleged irregularities in a P72-million flood control project in Plaridel, Bulacan.
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The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has amended its second referral to the Office of the Ombudsman, adding three former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers, namely Henry Alcantara, Brice Hernandez, and Jaypee Mendoza, along with four other individuals to its investigation into flood control irregularities.
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State auditors from the Commission on Audit (COA) have flagged four flood control projects in Bulacan amounting to P334 million due to systemic irregularities.
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The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is prioritizing 80 out of 421 flood control projects suspected of corruption, involving contractors previously named by President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.
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