Firms tied to Zaldy Co bag P2.38B to fix floods they worsened in Albay

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Several firms linked to resigned Ako Bicol Partylist representative Zaldy Co secured P2.38 billion in government contracts in Albay from 2021 to 2025. The three projects amount to a total of P281.5 million and have already been declared complete as of 2024.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/zaldy-co-linked-firm-albay-flood-control-projects/

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00:00Several firms linked-resigned OCOB equal partyless Representative Zaldico secured

00:04P2.38 billion in government contracts in Nalbai from 2021 to 2025.

00:10The Department of Public Works and Highway's online tracking system shows

00:13three separate flood control projects handled by SunWest Construction and Hightone Construction

00:17share virtually the same locations.

00:20OCOB owns SunWest and Hightone.

00:22The three projects amount to a total of P281.5 million and have already been declared

00:28complete as of 2024.

00:30However, Rappler visited the site in September and saw that construction was still ongoing.

00:35However, the public notice on the project site indicated it was for a completely

00:39different project that could not be found on the DPWH website.

00:43Just a few blocks away from the site is a SunWest office compound that's carrying out quarrying

00:48operations. Critics claim these activities have worsened flooding in the area and made it more

00:53life-threatening.

00:54Albai's provincial government has already suspended the export of quarrying material,

00:58heeding concerns from the local community.

01:01No clear resolution has been reached on the controversial flood control projects,

01:04leaving the heavily quarried communities vulnerable.

01:07Oh my god.

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