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DOJ to probe Villars over P18.5-B infra deals

The Philippine Star

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October 02, 2025

An investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on anomalies in infrastructure projects will include former public works chief and now Sen. Mark Villar, his senator-sister Camille as well as their mother, Cynthia — a former senator — specifically over P18.5 billion in infrastructure contracts in Las Piñas bagged by a close relative.

- By DAPHNE GALVEZ

“They're related interests. They have the same interest — it’s one relationship, one family, first degree of consanguinity, to the fourth degree of consanguinity or even third degree. From senator to the contractor is third degree,” DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said.

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