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Rubber Bladder Used in Bustos Dam, Substandard; Contractor Who Made It, Blacklisted

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The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has admitted that the materials used in the Bustos Dam in Bulacan province are substandard. During the NIA budget hearing in the Senate, Senator Joel Villanueva pointed out that a rubber gate in the Bustos dam was damaged due to extreme heat and if it and the other remaining gates in the dam are not replaced, it will affect 12,904 farmers and cause losses in the agricultural sector of ₱2.69 billion. A…
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The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has admitted that the materials used in the Bustos Dam in Bulacan province are substandard. During the NIA budget hearing in the Senate, Senator Joel Villanueva pointed out that a rubber gate in the Bustos dam was damaged due to extreme heat and if it and the other remaining gates in the dam are not replaced, it will affect 12,904 farmers and cause losses in the agricultural sector of ₱2.69 billion. A…

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RMN Networks broke the news in on Friday, October 17, 2025.
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