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Party-list lawmaker denies link to ‘ghost projects’ in Bulacan
Magbubukid party-list Rep. Ferdinand Beltran is under scrutiny for alleged links to contractors securing government projects.
Documents from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) indicate that Ferdstar Builders Contractors, owned by Beltran, has been awarded several projects.
These projects include P24.07 million for the University of the Philippines - Diliman campus and a P97.19 million flood control project in Pampanga.
Ferdstar Builders Inc. and 11-16 Construction Corp. have been involved in approximately 14 flood control projects between 2022 and 2024.
Beltran denies any link to "ghost projects" in Bulacan and dismissed allegations of conflict of interest as "impossible."
He stated that Ferdstar legally participated in government projects before he took his oath of office in June, and he has asked agencies to terminate contracts awarded to Ferdstar after his election.
Beltran also vowed not to take part in government projects as a contractor while in office and noted that Ferdstar has not appeared in Senate Blue Ribbon Committee lists of firms linked to irregular projects.
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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.
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Vice President Sara Duterte urged President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to address alleged anomalies in flood control projects and suggested removing the Speaker, fixing the budget, and conducting lifestyle checks on congressmen and their staff.
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The Commission on Audit (COA) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have filed additional fraud reports at the Office of the Ombudsman concerning four "ghost" flood control projects in Bulacan.
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The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee cited dismissed DPWH-Bulacan first district engineer Henry Alcantara, DPWH assistant district engineer Jaypee Mendoza, and contractor Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya in contempt for allegedly lying during the investigation of anomalous flood control projects.
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sternly warned contractors of "ghost" and substandard flood control projects to complete the works properly at their own expense, emphasizing the need to honor contract warranties.
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