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Sacked DPWH engineer leaves House custody
The Philippine Star
|September 15, 2025
One of the three Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers who spilled the beans on the multibillion-peso flood control corruption has sought permission from the House of Representatives leadership to visit his family over the weekend.
Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon, presiding chairman of the House infrastructure committee, confirmed that dismissed Bulacan first district assistant engineer Jay-pee Mendoza left the protective custody of the chamber on Sept. 12.
"He expressed his wish to be with his family at this time," Ridon said.
This story is from the September 15, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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