2 more substandard flood projects in Bulacan from NEP

According to House Infrastructure Committee co-chairperson Terry Ridon, two more substandard flood control projects in Bulacan, inspected by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., originated from the National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2022 and 2023.

These projects, located in Calumpit, Bulacan, include the P96.4 million rehabilitation of a river protection structure and the P77.18 million construction of flood mitigation structures.

Ridon stated that these initiatives, like the previously mentioned P55-million river wall project in Baliuag, were proposed by the executive branch to Congress.

The rehabilitation project in Calumpit was funded through the 2022 NEP and the 2022 General Appropriations Act (GAA), and was implemented by the DPWH First District Engineering Office and St. Timothy Construction Corporation.

The existing summary noted that the Baliuag project, despite being marked 'completed,' showed no signs of construction activity during the President's visit.