Eight suspects tagged in the alleged anomalous flood control project in Oriental Mindoro, who are now in the authorities’ custody, were presented to the Sandiganbayan in Quezon City for processing.
They were turned over to the anti-graft court’s Fifth Division for the issuance of their commitment orders and for booking procedures, following their arrest and surrender. Earlier, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, the Philippine National Police, the Department of Justice, the National Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Public Works and Highways released mugshots of the suspects at a joint press conference.
The eight suspects under custody are as follows:
OIC-Chief, DPWH 4B Quality Assurance and Hydrology Division; Regular Member, Bidding and Awards Committee (now OIC-Chief, Planning and Design Division) Dennis Pelo Abagon
Department of Public Works and Highways Mimaropa (DPWH 4B) Regional Director Gerald A. Pacanan
Assistant Regional Director (now Director of DPWH Bureau of Maintenance) Gene Ryan Alurin Altea
Assistant Regional Director Ruben delos Santos Santos Jr.
Chief, DPWH 4B Construction Division Dominic Gregorio Serrano
Chief, DPWH 4B Maintenance Division Juliet Cabungan Calvo
Project Engineer III Felisardo Sevare Casuno
DPWH 4B Bidding and Awards Committee Account IV Lerma Dotado Cayco