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Economic sabotage raps eyed over ghost projects
Manila Bulletin
|August 21, 2025
Marcos angered by 'completed' but non-existent Bulacan riverwall
President Marcos said the government is now studying the filing of criminal cases, including economic sabotage, against contractors and officials involved in falsifying accomplishment reports.
The President said this as he expressed outrage after discovering that a P55-million riverwall project in Baliuag, Bulacan, had been recorded as "completed" in June 2025 by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) despite having no construction on the ground at all.
"I'm not disappointed, I'm angry," the President told reporters after inspecting the supposed 220-meter reinforced concrete riverwall in Barangay Piel on Wednesday morning, Aug. 20. "Not a single day of work was done. You will not see anything there," he added.
The President said the absence of flood control structures has allowed flooding to persist in nearby communities.
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