8 DPWH execs face raps over flood control mess

DOJ findings, recommendations submitted to Ombudsman

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) turned over to the Office of the Ombudsman on Tuesday, Oct. 14, its findings and recommendations for the filing of criminal charges in the multi-million-peso “ghost and substandard” flood control projects in Bulacan.

Recommended for criminal charges in the documents were former District Engineer Henry C. Alcantara, Assistant District Engineer Brice Ericson D. Hernandez, Project Engineer Arjay S. Domasig, Construction Section Chief Jaypee D. Mendoza, Project Engineer Nino Lawrence V. Morales, Finance Section Chief Juanito C. Mendoza, Administrative Section Chief Floralyn Y. Simbulan, and Cashier II Christina Mae D. Pineda, all of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan First District Engineering Office (DEO); and Syms Construction representative Sally N. Santos.

With the approval of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB), preliminary investigations will be conducted preparatory to the filing of the cases before the Sandiganbayan. The charges recommended are for violations of Article 217 in relation to Article 171 Paragraph 4 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC) on malversation through falsification; Article 183 of the RPC on perjury; and Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019, the AntiGraft and Corrupt Practices Act.

The documents were formally handed to Ombudsman Jesus Crispin C. Remulla by Prosecutor General Richard Anthony Fadullon and DOJ Officer-in-Charge Fredderick Vida during a press briefing held at the Office of the Ombudsman on Agham Road in Quezon City.