OMB-C-2024-0978
critical
High-Profile
Road maintenance ghost projects — PHP 780M in payments for unimplemented road repairs in Mindanao, Visayas, and Luzon
Case Stage Progress
Stage 10 of 22: counter affidavit order
Case Information
Complaint IDOMB-2024-0036
Docket NumberOMB-C-2024-0978
Date Received5/20/2024
Sourcemedia triggered
Case Typeghost project
Statuspreliminary investigation
Prioritycritical
Priority Score88
Completeness85%
RegionNCR
Amount Involved₱780,000,000
Primary Respondent
NameDir. Simeon Bautista, Engr. Teresita Alcantara (Fictionalized)
PositionDPWH Bureau Director / Chief Engineer
AgencyDPWH Bureau of Maintenance
Rankdirector
Gov't Branchexecutive
ComplainantMotu Proprio — Office of the Ombudsman
Complainant Typepublic official
Allegations & Details
Nature of Complaint
Road maintenance ghost projects — PHP 780M in payments for unimplemented road repairs in Mindanao, Visayas, and Luzon
Alleged Acts or Omissions
Certification of completion of road repairs not actually conducted, release of maintenance funds without physical verification, submission of falsified before-and-after photographs, conspiracy with regional MEO contractors
Date of Incident2022-01-01
Place of IncidentDPWH Bureau of Maintenance and Regional Offices nationwide
ProjectNational Road Maintenance Program 2022