DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon holds a press conference, September 3, 2025. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File
MANILA — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Monday it was investigating a project in Taguig City, photos of which were geotagged 600 kilometers away in Leyte province.
DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said there was no conclusive finding yet on the Discaya project.
He made the statement after Sen. Panfilo Lacson questioned the DPWH chief’s earlier claim during a budget hearing that there were no ghost projects in Taguig, the bailiwick of Sen. Alam Peter Cayetano’s family.
“Kaya nagpapasalamat din ako kay Sen. Ping, binring up niya. Mayroong nakita doon na in 3 cases, yung isang project noong 2022 sa Taguig na ang contractor ay St. Timothy, Discaya company yon, mayroong tatlong case na ang coordinates ay yung coprdinates ay hindi sa Taguig, nasa Leyte,” Dizon told reporters in Davao City.
“Yun ay finlag doon sa report. At yun ay kasama sa continuing investigation na nakikipagtulungan ang Ombudsman at DPWH. At yun ay na-submit na. So tuloy tuloy pa rin yon at hintayin natin ang final. Kasi kailangan yan i-validate, kailangan yan ibangga sa iba’t ibang dokumento at i-verify onsite,” he added.
Cayetano has denied infrastructure irregularities in Taguig City, where his wife Lani Cayetano is city mayor.
Cayetano says no anomalies in Taguig public works projects
He has also accused Lacson of mounting a demolition job.
More details to follow.