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Chiz OKs subpoenas vs contractors, DPWH execs in flood control probe
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.
The hearing is scheduled for September 8 and will be conducted by the Senate blue ribbon panel.
Senate President Francis Escudero approved the issuance of these subpoenas.
The individuals summoned include representatives from Alpha and Omega Gen. Contractor & Development Corporation, Darcy & Anna Builders and Trading, SYMS Construction Trading, Elite General Contractor and Development Corporation, and Eddmari Construction and Trading.
DPWH officials from the Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office, including a chief of construction division, a former assistant district engineer, and an accountant III, are also among those subpoenaed.
The issuance of the subpoenas was recommended by Senator Rodante Marcoleta, who chairs the Senate blue ribbon committee.
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