QC Mayor flags P1.52B in possibly anomalous flood control projects

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has flagged approximately ₱1.52 billion in potentially anomalous flood control projects, involving eight construction firms linked to the Discaya family.

These firms hold DPWH contracts in Quezon City for 27 projects.

The findings follow President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s disclosure of anomalous contracts, with seven of the 15 implicated contractors securing ₱1.63 billion for 24 projects.

Out of over 331 flood control projects in Quezon City from 2022-2025, 170 projects could not be found in the National Expenditure Program (NEP).

Additionally, at least 66 projects had missing or incorrect coordinates, with 35 lacking coordinates entirely and 31 having incorrect ones, raising suspicions of 'ghost projects'.

City Engineer Atty. Dale Perral stated that most of these projects lacked a mandatory Certificate of Coordination (CoC).

Two drainage system projects, worth P48.2 million and P70.9 million, were falsely reported as completed, with contractors only performing minor repairs.