Inside Scoop: Contractors Ready to Testify Against Crooked Politicians in ₱1.9T DPWH Mess!

MANILA – The stink of corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is exploding into what could be the country’s BIGGEST flood control scandal yet — with contractors now ready to squeal on the politicians who fattened themselves on taxpayers’ money.

Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson dropped the bomb: a jaw-dropping ₱1.9 TRILLION has been poured into flood control projects since 2011, with more than ₱1 TRILLION funneled in just the past three years.

And yet? The nation is STILL drowning in floods.

Where did the money go? According to Lacson, barely 40% reached real projects — the rest allegedly vanished into the pockets of crooked officials and their pet contractors.

Bulacan : The Hotbed of Ghost Projects

Lacson’s team uncovered cookie-cutter “ghost projects” in Bulacan, each with the suspiciously identical price tag of ₱77.199 million. On paper, the projects were “completed.” On the ground? NOTHING. Not even a pile of gravel.He named contractors Wawao Builders and Darcy and Anna Builders as among those tied to the bogus works.

Mindoro : Million-Peso Dikes Collapse

In Mindoro, newly built dikes worth hundreds of millions crumbled just months after completion — proof, Lacson says, of shoddy work fueled by corruption.

Batangas : ₱3M Bribe Offer

The scandal took a nastier turn in Batangas, where DPWH engineer Abelardo Calalo was caught after allegedly offering ₱3 million to Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste — hush money to stop his investigation into defective flood control projects.

Lacson minced no words: “The DPWH has become a playground for syndicates. District engineers borrow contractor licenses, documents are fixed, and irregularities even

extend to the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board. This is corruption at its worst.”

With contractors now breaking ranks and offering to testify, the floodgates of truth may finally burst open — and some of the country’s most powerful politicians could be swept away.