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DILG, PNP ready to arrest suspects in P100-M ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to locate contractor Sarah Discaya and others involved in a P100-million ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental.
Discaya, owner of St. Timothy Construction, and other individuals will face charges for malversation of public funds and violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
The project, allegedly completed in 2022, was found by the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group to have never commenced.
Indigenous peoples and barangay officials confirmed in a joint affidavit that the project was not implemented.
The DILG and PNP are ready to arrest the individuals once warrants are issued by the court, emphasizing that no one will escape the law.
Acting PNP chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. stated that the police organization is treating the allegations with utmost seriousness.
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