How many flood control projects are in provinces tagged as flood-prone anyway?
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.started the week with a bang by revealing initial findings of a nationwide audit on flood control projects that raised questions on how contracts were awarded.across the country. The projects alone that these handful of contractors received amounted to at least P100 billion, or roughly 20% of the total P545.64 billion spent for these projects from July 2022 to May 2025.
Where are these flood control projects anyway? This article lays them out in maps, alongside provinces tagged as flood-prone. Zoom in and click on the dots to see details of each project, including the type of work done, contractor, project cost, and building period, among others, based on data collected from the Department of Public Works and Highways .
Leading the list of contractors is Eight J’s Construction Services with at least 37 projects, followed by Jelsie Construction & Supply with 26. Dahl Construction Corp. and IM Construction Corporation each handled 23 projects. E. F. Chua Construction, Inc., meanwhile, rounded out the top five with 20 projects signed with the government.Luzon received the bulk of infrastructure projects nationwide with a total of P258.64 billion across 5,697 projects if you include Metro Manila.
Triple 8 Construction & Supply, Inc, meanwhile, signed 54 flood control projects while Villar General Construction and Supplies obtained 50 in the same period.A total of 1,549 flood control projects were implemented across provinces in the Visayas between July 2022 and May 2025, with a combined value of P79.71 billion.
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