Matibag: P7B flood projects in Duterte district went to 1 contractor

Inquirer.net - Sep 24, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag revealed on Thursday that the bureau discovered that P7 billion worth of flood control projects in the first district of Davao City were awarded to a single contractor. “It turned out that the P1.9 billion in projects given to one contractor that we were

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