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DICT exec suspended over P1.5 billion contracts

An undersecretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has been suspended for six months by the ombudsman for allegedly awarding contracts worth P1.55 billion to companies linked to a firm he founded.

Ombudsman suspends DICT usec - BusinessWorld Online

THE Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the six-month preventive suspension without pay of a Department of Information…

Ombudsman suspends DICT Usec Almirol over alleged eGov conflicts of interest

The complaints stem from a June 2025 report by the DICT Internal Audit Unit, which flagged possible conflicts of interest involving the hiring of former Multisys personnel as well as the awarding of contracts to other related companies

Ombudsman suspends DICT exec over alleged conflict of interest in P1.55B contracts

The Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday placed Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary for E-Government David Almirol Jr. under a six-month preventive suspension over an alleged conflict of interest involving government contracts worth around P1.55 billion.

Ombudsman suspends DICT undersecretary

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the six-month preventive suspension without pay of Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)...

Ombudsman suspends DICT exec for alleged conflict of interest in P1.55-B contracts

MANILA – The Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday ordered the preventive suspension of Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary for E-Government David L. Almirol Jr. for alleged conflict of interest involving PHP1.55-billion government contracts. In a seven-page order, the Office of the Ombudsman found sufficient grounds to place Almirol under preventive suspension […]