Ombudsman suspends 5 Bulacan DPWH engineers over P188.9-M flood control projects
The Manila Times · 10/31/2026, 2:21:21 AM Philippine time
Excerpt from The Manila Times. Read the original report below for the complete story.MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman on Friday has ordered the preventive suspension without pay of five Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers in Bulacan over alleged falsification of documents involving three flood control projects worth P188.9 million in Baliuag.The five engineers — Irene D. Ontingco, Kevin A. Geronimo, John Michael E. Ramos, Bernardo P. Villafuerte and Michelle C. Cruz — will remain suspended for up to six months while administrative cases against them are being investigated.They face charges of grave misconduct, serious dishonesty and gross neglect of duty over the 2024 projects involving the construction of reinforced concrete slope revetments in Barangays Piel, San Roque and Sulivan.The Ombudsman’s investigation stemmed from allegations that the engineers falsified documents covering project implementation, inspection, acceptance, billing and payment to make it appear that contractual and legal requirements had been met.“To facilitate the implementation of the contracts and the disbursement of public funds, complainant maintains that respondents falsified documents…