DPWH will file charges over their alleged involvement in the flood control issue.
As the investigation continues for the flood control issue, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will file charges against those allegedly involved.
₱1 billion in cash-filled suitcases delivered to a single official is just one of the many allegations by whistleblowers claimed during hearings. The probe regarding the anomalous flood control projects in the Philippines funded by the government is still ongoing, and no one has been jailed yet. Meaning, there’s no justice yet for the billions of money stolen from the people meant to improve their lives.
Among the most controversial testimonies from former engineers of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was the ₱1 billion in hard cash delivered straight to Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co’s penthouse suite at the Shangri-La at the Fort in Taguig.
An online report using data from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) revealed that ₱180 billion passed through 427 bank accounts connected to four contractor companies owned by Curlee and Sarah Discaya, known as the “king and queen” of flood-control projects — an amount much larger than the cash deliveries linked to Co.
In the recent developments, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon revealed, during a press conference attended by Independent Commission for Infrastructure chairperson Andres Bernal Reyes Jr. and Ombudsman Crispin Remulla, that filing charges against officials and contractors will push through.
The agency will file malversation and graft charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against the 22 individuals allegedly involved in anomalous projects in Davao Occidental and La Union.
Two cases will be filed, and one is a project in La Union involving Silverwolves Corp. The project was found to be “very substandard,” and is already fully paid, even if it was not completed yet.
He stated that the case would involve malversation of public funds with falsification of public documents — a non-bailable offense that carries the same penalty as similar cases: life imprisonment.
Malversation of public funds through falsification of public documents will also be filed in the other case on a project in Davao Occidental. This stemmed from two projects worth P89.73 million each, or a total of P179.5 million, which were both awarded to St. Timothy Corporation.
This is the company link to the Discaya couple. The projects, however, never started despite being reported as completed. This is based on the testimonies of the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and local residents. The construction only began in August 2025, or after the flood control mess was revealed and became highly publicized.
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