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Defective P289.4-M Oriental Mindoro dike project beyond repair, official says
A substandard road dike project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro cannot be salvaged, according to official assessment. The P289.4 million infrastructure work is at the center of a graft case before the Sandiganbayan involving former Ako Bicol Representative Zaldy Co and Department of Public Works and Highways officials.
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MANILA — A road dike project valued at P289.4 million in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro has been deemed irreparably defective and cannot be fixed, an official assessment has indicated. The allegedly substandard infrastructure work forms the basis of a corruption case pending before the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division. The case involves former Ako Bicol Representative Zaldy Co and several Department of Public Works and Highways officials accused of graft in connection with the project's implementation. The determination that the dike project is beyond remediation represents a significant development in the ongoing legal proceedings. The assessment underscores concerns over the quality of work and potential irregularities in the project's execution and oversight. The case continues to be heard by the anti-graft court as authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the infrastructure work's deficiencies.