Dizon: DPWH discovers more than 100 'ghost', 'very substandard' projects

Manila Bulletin

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Thursday, September 18 said the agency has received reports of more than 100 “ghost” and or “very substandard” projects across the country in the last two weeks.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/09/18/dizon-dpwh-discovers-more-than-100-ghost-very-substandard-projects  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manilabulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Let me go to the Department of Public Works and Howes.

00:02Mr. Chairman, my question is,

00:04ano po nangyari dito,

00:05DPWH,

00:08Mr. Chair? Bakit

00:10hindi po natutunugan

00:11na blacklisted po ito, poor unsatisfactory

00:14performance, o meron pong

00:16itong mga slippage kung tawagin?

00:18Bakit nakakalusot po? Nakalusot

00:20lalo na po itong sila

00:21diskaya. Napakadaming proyekto dito,

00:23napakadaming ikang poor

00:25unsatisfactory performance,

00:28Mr. Chair.

00:29Maraming salamat po, Mr. Chairman,

00:31sa napakaganda at importanting tanong.

00:34Yan din po ang tanong natin

00:35nung tayo po ay pumasok sa DPWH

00:37nitong nakaraang

00:38dalawang linggo. At to give you

00:41a straight answer,

00:43Mr. Chairman, tingin ko po

00:45ito pong mga CPES na ito

00:47at iba pang mga safeguards

00:49at iba pang mga

00:50dapat gawin

00:52ng ahensya

00:54ay hindi po ginagawa

00:56nitong nakaraang. That is

00:58the simple answer.

01:00Mr.

01:00In fact, Mr. President,

01:01ang nakakagugat pa po dito,

01:03hindi lang po

01:04bad performance

01:06ang hindi na monitor

01:07at hindi na actionan.

01:09In fact,

01:11marami po tayong nakita

01:12na isiniwagat na rin po

01:13ni Senator Jackson,

01:15ang ating chairman,

01:16sa kanyang privilege speech.

01:19Marami pa po dito,

01:20mga proyekto,

01:20na hindi lang bad performance,

01:23no performance at all.

01:26In fact,

01:27marami pong mga ghost project

01:29na on record,

01:33may mga papeles po tayo,

01:34dito nga po,

01:35naging basihan natin

01:35sa mga kasong final natin,

01:37itong nakaraang linggo,

01:41na kahit na ang term

01:44ng kontrata,

01:45for example,

01:46250, 300 days,

01:49lumalabas po sa mga papeles,

01:52miraculously,

01:53natapos po,

01:55kuno,

01:56itong mga proyektong to

01:57at nabayaran po

01:58itong ibang mga kontraktor dito

01:59within months.

02:05Alright.

02:06Sign po ito

02:07nitong mga ibang nandito ngayon

02:09as completed

02:10at nabayaran po

02:11itong mga kontratang ito.

02:13So clearly po,

02:14hindi po ginagamit

02:16itong CPS

02:17at kung ano-ano pang mga

02:18dapat ginagamit

02:20ng ahensya

02:21para i-monitor ng tama

02:23ang implementasyon

02:24ng mga proyekto.

02:26That is the

02:27straight answer po

02:29that I can give

02:30the Honorable Committee.

02:31At nakikita po natin ito

02:32hindi lamang

02:33sa mga kontrata

02:34sa Bulacan,

02:36kundi nakikita na rin po

02:37natin ito

02:38sa ibang kontrata

02:39sa iba pang lugar.

02:41Actually, Mr. Chair,

02:43sa Bulacan,

02:43sa 1st District,

02:44araw lang po

02:45ang binibilang eh.

02:45At nabamayaran po

02:48ang kontrakto.

02:49And anyway,

02:50in the course of

02:50our investigation,

02:51in your investigation,

02:52Mr. Chair,

02:53what are the ghost projects

02:54added to the list

02:55and substandard?

02:58Right now po,

02:59we have received

03:00more than 100 reports

03:01already

03:02in only two weeks

03:03of ghost

03:05or sub,

03:06very substandard

03:07projects.

03:08And right now po,

03:09ang track po

03:10ng bagong team

03:12sa DPWH

03:12ay unang-una

03:14dahil nga po

03:15nabuo na

03:16ng ating Pangulo

03:17ang Independent Commission

03:19for Infrastructure.

03:20Kami po ngayon

03:20ay in very,

03:21very close coordination

03:22sa kanila.

03:23Bawat po project

03:24na nag-report,

03:26nagbubukas po kami

03:27ng case file dito.

03:29I-inspection po natin

03:30either personally

03:31or yung pong mga

03:32ibang kasama natin

03:33sa team.

03:34Ngayon po,

03:35kasama na po

03:36ang

03:36members

03:39at team

03:40ng ICI,

03:41lagong-lago na po

03:42ang special advisor

03:43ngayon ng ICI

03:44na si former,

03:46sorry,

03:47ang mayor po

03:48ng Baguio City,

03:49si Mayor Benji Magalong.

03:50So,

03:51ganun po ang ginagawa natin

03:52at kapag

03:52nag-build up po tayo

03:54ng kaso,

03:55kada proyekto,

03:56ini-inspect po natin,

03:57chine-check ang records

03:58at pag meron pong nakitang

04:00klarong anomalya,

04:03either ghost

04:03o napaka substandard

04:05at napatunayan po

04:06na meron pong

04:07mga contractor

04:08na nabayaran na

04:09kahit na hindi pa tapos

04:10or non-existent

04:11ang proyekto,

04:13immediately po

04:14bumubuo na po tayo

04:15ng kaso

04:16na either if a file

04:18or in this case po

04:19na nabuo na po

04:20ang komisyon,

04:22e pinapasa na po

04:23natin sa komisyon.

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