Who Is Henry Alcantara, the DPWH Bulacan Executive Under Fire?

Ridon: Baliwag 'ghost' flood control project more than just negligence

A leader of the House Infra Committee believes the relieved Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineer who signed the certificates of comp

Ex-Bulacan DPWH engineer admits 'negligence' over ghost project

Former Bulacan 1st District engineer Henry Alcantara admitted negligence over a ghost flood control project in the province, saying he failed to conduct checks on the ground.

Who is Henry Alcantara, the DPWH Bulacan executive under fire?

MANILA, Philippines — Less than 24 hours after the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee wrapped up its hearing on Monday into anomalous flood control projects, former Bulacan First District engineer Henry Alcantara faced another probe — this time at the House of Representatives. But why has Alcantara become a key figure drawing scrutiny from both chambers of Congress? Alcantara is the district engineer who approved several flood control projects in his …

DPWH told to build evacuation centers

SEN. Bong Go has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to prioritize the construction of evacuation centers instead of questionable flood control projects.The senator made the appeal during the resumption of the Senate blue ribbon investigation on alleged graft-ridden flood control projects.Go asked the DPWH to prioritize the implementation of Republic Act (RA) 12076 or the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act which he authored and co-spo…

Alcantara admits certifying P55-M Bulacan flood control project as complete

Former Bulacan 1st district engineer Henry Alcantara admitted Tuesday that he issued a certificate of completion on the P55 million flood control project in Baliwag, Bulacan that turned out to be a ghost project.

BONG GO TO DPWH: PRIORITIZE EVACUATION CENTERS

Senator Bong Go urged the government to prioritize the establishment of evacuation centers instead of implementing failed or anomalous flood control projects during the Senate hearing of the Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations. “I call on the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) to prioritize this law (referring to Republic Act No. 12076) instead of implementing failed flood control projects. Dapat inuna ni…