OMB-C-2024-1106
high
Procurement fraud — overpriced city hall annex construction and interior fit-out — PHP 320M excess over approved budget
Case Stage Progress
Stage 10 of 22: counter affidavit order
Case Information
Complaint IDOMB-2024-0045
Docket NumberOMB-C-2024-1106
Date Received10/2/2024
Sourcecoa referral
Case Typeprocurement anomaly
Statuspreliminary investigation
Priorityhigh
Priority Score75
Completeness88%
RegionRegion VI
Amount Involved₱320,000,000
Primary Respondent
NameMayor Isidoro Legaspi, City Engr. Marta Sison (Fictionalized)
PositionCity Mayor / City Engineer
AgencyCity Government of Iloilo
Rankelective official
Gov't Branchlgu
ComplainantCOA Region VI Auditor
Complainant Typepublic official
Allegations & Details
Nature of Complaint
Procurement fraud — overpriced city hall annex construction and interior fit-out — PHP 320M excess over approved budget
Alleged Acts or Omissions
Award of contract to a politically connected construction firm at 280% above approved budget, no competitive bidding conducted, payment of mobilization fees without performance bond, variation orders used to increase contract price beyond threshold
Date of Incident2022-09-01
Place of IncidentIloilo City Hall, Iloilo City
ProjectIloilo City Hall Annex Construction and Fit-Out