MANILA, Philippines — Another Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official implicated in the alleged flood control anomalies in Oriental Mindoro was not found when Albay police attempted to serve a warrant of arrest on Saturday.
Former DPWH Region IV-B assistant regional director and now DPWH Bureau of Maintenance director Gene Ryan Alurin Altea is charged with malversation and graft alongside 14 others due to their alleged involvement in an alleged anomalous P289.5-million road dike project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro.
The Daraga, Albay police went to his residence at around 3:56 p.m. on Saturday but he was not present.
According to the Daraga police, his family said “they have no knowledge about his current whereabouts.”
Among 14 of his co-accused, five were also not served their warrants for not being present at their respective addresses, particularly:
- Former Ako-Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co
- DPWH IV-B Construction Division Chief Dominic Gregorio Serrano
- DPWH IV-B Bids and Awards Committee accountant Lerma Dotado Cayco
- DPWH IV-B Material engineer Timojen Adiong Sacar
- Sunwest board member Anthony Ngo
Their warrants were issued on November 21 by three divisions of the Sandiganbayan after the Office of the Ombudsman filed charges on November 18. /das