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Agriculture Sec. Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Thursday filed complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against several officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and private contractors over alleged “ghost” farm-to-market road projects in Davao Occidental worth P94 million.
The complaints were filed against six DPWH officials, including district and project engineers, as well as eight private contractors in the province over alleged nonexistent roads funded in the 2021 national budget, according to Tiu Laurel.
The complaints, copies of which had yet to be given to reporters, allege corrupt practices, malversation, falsification of public documents, grave misconduct, and serious dishonesty, against the respondents.
