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Senate issues subpoenas vs contractors, DPWH officials amid flood control probe
Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero has issued subpoenas for five contractors and three Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials to attend the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on September 8 regarding alleged anomalies in flood control projects.
The inquiry aims to investigate billions of pesos in taxpayer funds allocated for flood control projects.
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism previously identified Pacifico "Curlee" II Discaya, representing Alpha and Omega Gen. Contractor & Development Corporation, as a key figure whose companies secured approximately P31 billion in contracts between 2022 and 2025.
About P544 billion in public funds have been allocated for flood control nationwide since 2022, with approximately P100 billion cornered by the top 15 contractors named by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
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The Senate has issued subpoenas to five contractors and three Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) executives to appear at a hearing on anomalous flood control projects.
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The Senate Blue Ribbon committee has issued a subpoena to the Commission on Audit (COA) for audit documents related to flood control projects, including findings from fraud audits.
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Eight additional individuals, including five contractors and three Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials, will be summoned to a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on alleged anomalies in flood control projects.
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The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee ordered the arrest of contractors who failed to attend its inquiry into the alleged misuse of billions of pesos in flood control funds.
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A House committee has issued a subpoena for five flood control contractors, including construction magnate Sarah Discaya, to attend a September 9 inquiry into alleged anomalies in flood control projects.
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