From siomai to SOPs: AMLC bares a P120B money trail as Jonathan So and Carlito Macadangdang allegedly dive into DPWH 'ghost' flood-control projects in Bulacan For nearly two decades, childhood friends Jonathan Payawal So and Carlito Macadangdang sold themselves as hotshot entrepreneurs.

AMLC also found that Topnotch received ₱103.11 million in check deposits from One Frame and its president between 2023 and 2025, concluding that both firms “actively participated in diverting government money for their own benefit.”

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From siomai to SOPs: AMLC bares a P120B money trail as Jonathan So and Carlito Macadangdang allegedly dive into DPWH 'ghost' flood-control projects in Bulacan For nearly two decades, childhood friends Jonathan Payawal So and Carlito Macadangdang sold themselves as hotshot entrepreneurs.

“AMLC reckoned that So and Macadangdang’s financial rise coincided with the DPWH flood control project pivot of JC Premiere Business International, which the duo put up in 2019 with a “meager” paid-up capital of ₱31,249.50.”

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Remulla bares P1-B bribe attempt to ‘quiet down’ flood control probe Jonvic Remulla — NIÑO JESUS ORBETA MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said he and his brother, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla, were offered P1 billion to “quiet

26 individuals have been charged in the flood control scandal: 16 in connection with a P289.5-million project in Occidental Mindoro, and 10 for a P96.5-million project in Davao Occidental.

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Remulla bares P1-B bribe attempt to ‘quiet down’ flood control probe Jonvic Remulla — NIÑO JESUS ORBETA MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said he and his brother, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla, were offered P1 billion to “quiet

The alleged offer was made by a “mutual friend” of a personality implicated in the scandal at a private meeting around two weeks ago.

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Cathy Cabral, ex-DPWH exec tied to flood control scam, dies after falling from Kennon Road Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral, who had been implicated in alleged anomalous budget insertions linked to controversial flood control project...

“During a November 14 Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing, former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo accused Cabral of overseeing budget insertions with the imprimatur of then DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, a practice he said continued under Secretary Manuel Bonoan.”

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@inquirer.net:Former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co claims President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. instructed him to insert 100 billion worth of projects into the Bicam. This statement appears in a video he released today,where he laid out his revelations.
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I hold all seven mayors of Cebu accountable for failing to properly address their respective districts during Super Typhoon Uwan (or Fung-wong). Shame on all of them!

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#corruptionPH
#corruptMayors
#buwayaRepublic

“Alcantara testified that in 2022, Villanueva asked for a multipurpose building amounting to P1.5 billion, which was allowed but only for P600 million.”

#JoelisLying
#floodcontrolscam
#DiscayaScam

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P125 million was brought personally by Alcantara to a rest house in Bgy. Igulot, Bocaue, Bulacan and was left with a certain "Peng" who allegedly works for Villanueva, with the instructions to hand the money to the senator.

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ManilaBulletin: According to former DPWH engineers Henry Alcantara and Brice Hernandez, Villanueva also asked them in 2022 to build a multipurpose building that was budgeted at P1.5 billion, but only at a cost of P600 million. Villanueva, in a statement, maintained his innocence.

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Joel Villanueva is corrupt AF. Thanks Samuel Martires kaya nakapagnakaw muli.
ManilaBulletin: In its interim report, ICI says DPWH engineers had allegedly given P150 million in kickbacks to Villanueva. The money was delivered to a rest house in Bocaue, Bulacan. |via josephpedrajas

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LMAO
What a lying piece of chiz 💩.

Senator Francis Escudero meanwhile is the "poorest" senator with a net worth of a little less than P19 million.

From richest to “gaano ka kasinungaling Chiz Escudero” how poor are you? 👇🏽

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Ang yaman talaga ng Pilipinas.

inquirer.net: The remaining members of the Senate Minority bloc have released their Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth, completing the public disclosure of all 24 senators of the 20th Congress.

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“Payments were reportedly coursed through DPWH engineers and cooperating contractors to secure project awards and facilitate releases,” he noted.

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#DiscayaScam

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@news.abs-cbn.com: ICI recommends filing of cases vs officials over the flood control scandal:

Former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo
Sen. Joel Villanueva
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada
Former Congressman. Zaldy Co
COA Commissioner Mario Lipana
Former Caloocan Rep. Mitch Cajayon-Uy

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ICI recommends filing criminal and administrative charges against:
1) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada
2) Sen. Joel Villanueva
3) ex-Cong. Zaldy Co
4) COA Commissioner Mario Lipana
4) ex-Cong. Mitch Cajayon-Uy
5) ex-DPWH USec Roberto Bernardo.

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#DiscayaScam

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Manila court finds Senate witness Guteza’s affidavit falsified MANILA, Philippines — A Manila court has found the sworn statement of Senate witness Orly Guteza falsified, absolving notary public Petchie Rose Espera of any liability in the document’s

Marcoleta and Defensor presented a fake witness. Very on-brand for the Duterte bloc.

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The court found that Guteza and all those who made use of the document “not only introduced the forged and notarized Sinumpaang Salaysay, but also actively participated in its falsification.”

newswatchplusph: Seven senators have yet to make their SALNs public, despite media requests, as the Office of the Ombudsman recently eased restrictions following the flood control scandal. | @ eimorpsantos

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newswatchplusph: Seventeen out of 24 senators have released their Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth as of Tuesday afternoon.
Senator Raffy Tulfo declared the highest net worth at ₱1.052 billion, while Senator Chiz Escudero reported the lowest at ₱18.84 million.
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The future of the #floodcontrolscam because look at Sandiganbayan once again proving to be Sandiganbayan ng mga politikong corrupt.

#PDAFScam

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Deposit today, cash out tomorrow: AMLC ices Discaya niece’s Landbank account after P14M in DPWH funds flow in The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has frozen the sole bank account of Roma Angelie Discaya Rimando, the niece of alleged flood-control king Curlee Discaya, after tracing millions of pesos in go...

Rimando’s Land Bank of the Philippines account received total deposits of ₱51.246 million from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) between 2020 and 2024. The account also registered 12 over-the-counter withdrawals totaling ₱113.876 million.
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• Even someone earning ₱1,000/day, far above minimum wage, would require 3,194 to 3,831 years to earn ₱1 billion, and 574,943 to 689,580 years to hit ₱180 billion.

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• On the NCR minimum wage of ₱695/day, it would still take about 4,599 to 5,509 years to make ₱1 billion, or around 827,874 to 991,683 years for ₱180 billion.

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How long to earn these billions?

• A worker earning ₱300/day would need 10,653 to 12,780 years to earn just ₱1 billion, and an unfathomable 1.9 to 2.3 million years to reach ₱180 billion.

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Dizon orders Davao execs to explain P96.5-M ‘ghost project’ MANILA, Philippines — Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon has issued separate show-cause orders. He was directing the regional director of the Department of Public Works and

The project was awarded to St. Timothy Construction Company, which is owned by contractor couple Cezarah “Sarah” and Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya, who are both currently under investigation for alleged involvement in anomalies in flood control projects.

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Dizon orders Davao execs to explain P96.5-M ‘ghost project’ MANILA, Philippines — Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon has issued separate show-cause orders. He was directing the regional director of the Department of Public Works and

During their inspection on Thursday, Dizon and then-Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) special adviser Baguio City Mayor Magalong found that the project had begun construction only three weeks ago, despite having been declared completed and fully paid for in 2022.
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Maynard Ngu
Carleen Y. Villa
John Carlo Rivera
Linda “Victoria” Macanas
Juanito Mendoza, CPA
Sally Nicolas Santos
Jesse Mahusay
Alias “Andrei Balatbat”
Alias “Beng Ramos”
Alias “Mina”

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Ex-DPWH Undersecretary Roberto R. Bernardo
Former DPWH-Bulacan District Engineer Henry C. Alcantara
Former DPWH-Bulacan Asst. District Engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez
Engineer Jaypee Mendoza
Engineer Arjay Domasig

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NBI recommends suing 21 persons, including 3 senators, ex-DPWH execs [Updated Sept. 26, 2025, 9:48 p.m.] MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has recommended the prosecution of 21 individuals — including lawmakers and other

the NBI has recommended that charges be filed against the following:
Sen. Francis Joseph “Chiz” Escudero
Sen. Joel Villanueva
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada
Former Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.
Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co
Former Caloocan Rep. Mary Mitzi “Mitch” Cajayon-Uy

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Dutertes’ longtime friend is Davao's top contractor for flood control projects (1st UPDATE) Glenn Escandor's Genesis88 bagged 35 flood control projects amounting to P2.9 billion in the Davao Region

Genesis88 Construction has bagged a total of P2.9-billion worth of government contracts. It is owned by Glenn Escandor, a longtime friend of the Dutertes.

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