PUBLIC Works Secretary Vince Dizon ordered the perpetual blacklisting of contractors Wawao Builders and SYMS Construction Trading following the discovery of ghost flood control projects in Bulacan province, Malacañang said Thursday.

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said Wawao Builders was the contractor for the P96.5-million ghost project in Bulacan while SYMS Construction Trading was the contractor for the P55-million ghost projects in the same province.
Catro said the two faced criminal charges as well., This news data comes from:http://qiqjbnft.erlvyiwan.com
“This move by the DPWH (Department of Public Works and Highways) is in line with the call of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for swift action, filing of charges and holding accountable those behind the anomalous projects,” she added.
Meanwhile, Dizon inspected the flood control project in Barangay Sipat, Plaridel, Bulacan, saying that all contractors of ghost flood control projects must face an “automatic perpetual ban” from the DPWH.
Aside from this, Dizon said that he would recommend filing charges against the two construction firms with the Department of Justice.
Wawao Builders is one of the top 15 contractors that Marcos previously revealed to have bagged major flood control projects from July 2022 to May 2025.
Wawao Builders’ general manager, Mark Allan Arevalo, recently attended the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on anomalies in flood control projects.
Despite being asked by senators if his firm had ghost control projects, he neither confirmed nor denied and invoked his “right against self-incrimination.”
DPWH Secretary Dizon orders perpetual ban of Wawao Builders, Syms Construction for ghost projects
Meanwhile, SYMS Construction Trading is the contractor of the P55-million reinforced concrete river wall in Barangay Piel, Baliuag, Bulacan, which Marcos described as a ghost project after inspecting it last Aug. 20.
- China is showing off its weaponry in a tightly controlled military parade
- India to cut taxes on hundreds of consumer goods to boost local demand following steep US tariffs
- DILG to roll out nationwide unified 911 hotline on Sept. 11
- Rains over Metro Manila, parts of PH as LPA may develop into 'short-lived' tropical depression
- Widespread flooding in Quezon City due to heavy rains, stranding commuters, rendering most roads impassable to vehicles
- Trump tells Europe to put economic pressure on China over Ukraine
- Thai cannabis-championing tycoon takes office as PM
- Putin vows not to back down in Ukraine
- UN force in Lebanon slams Israeli drone attack on peacekeepers
- Wildfires producing 'witches' brew' of air pollution – UN