The Department of Public Works and Highways plans to blacklist up to 60 contractors amid a major infrastructure corruption scandal. This move aims to cleanse the agency after billions of pesos were allegedly stolen through fake flood control projects. The Palace has assured that the country's infrastructure development will proceed uninterrupted.
In Manila, Philippines, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is preparing to blacklist up to 60 contractors due to widespread corruption within the agency. In 2025, the administration faced its largest corruption scandal, where billions of pesos were allegedly siphoned through a systematic kickback scheme involving officials, lawmakers, and contractors. Public funds were reportedly diverted to bogus flood control projects.
To cleanse its ranks, the DPWH is proceeding to ban some of these contractors. “According to the DPWH, more than 60 contractors may be blacklisted,” Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said in Filipino.
Meanwhile, the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board is processing the blacklisting of 16 contractors implicated in the flood control scandal. So far, at least four other contractors have had their licenses revoked.
Despite these actions, the Palace has assured the public that the country's infrastructure development will continue. Castro noted that removing dishonest contractors will pave the way for honest ones.
“There is no need for contractors and industry players to fret because the president promised to pay all contractors who do their work properly,” she stated.
