Hi, I am writing to request an inquiry regarding a current contractor located in Sorsogon City named RMH CONSTRUCTION & SUPPLY & AREMAR CONSTRUCTION owned by Hamor Family which also serves as Sorsogon City Mayor and a part of the political dynasty in the province. 

Based on sumbongsapangulo website, they have cornered projects of the following:

RMH Construction & Supply

Construction of Flood Control Structure, Barangay Naagtan, Gubat, Sorsogon (30m)

Construction of River Control Structure, Barangay Ariman, Gubat, Sorsogon (19m)

Construction of Drainage System, Brgy Zone VII Poblacion, Bulan, Sorsogon (14m)

Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure, Brgy. Bagacay, Gubat, Sorsogon (65m)

Aremar Construction

Construction of Seawall, Brgy. Buenavista, Sorsogon City, Sorsogon (20m)

Construction of River Control Structure, Brgy. Piot, Sorsogon City, Sorsogon (10m)

Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Salvador H. Escudero III, Sorsogon River Downstream, Sorsogon City, Sorsogon (50m)

Construction of Flood Protection Measures along Cadac-an River, Brgy. Gabao - Brgy. Tongdol, Irosin, Sorsogon (38m)

Construction of Flood Protection Measures, Brgy. Culasi, Matnog, Sorsogon (28m)

Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure and Embankment of Lungib Seawall, Casiguran, Sorsogon (38m)

In total, the family cornered almost 350m of projects in three (3) years. I have only checked the above two (2) companies based on my knowledge. 

Rappler also has published an article dated Dec 2018 by Mara Cepeda featuring a revelation by the late Congressman Rolanda Andaya against Benjamin Diokno

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/218776-andaya-billions-infrastructure-projects-sorsogon-2018-diokno-influence/

Looking forward to your office to dig deeper about this. Thank you. 

In service,

Concerned Citizen

Hi Rappler, help us! Sa Baliwag City Bulacan unang pumutok yung flood control issue non. After that, wala na pong nangyari. Apektado po kami ng palpak na flood control project dito sa looban. Konting ulan lang bumabaha na po gawa ng tinaasan nila ang drainage pero iniwan na nakatiwangwang. Hindi magkakaconnect ang drainage kaya ang ending sa aming residente ang tapon ng tubig. Lahat ng pulitiko ng mamalinis at walang alam pero mukha nila nakalagay sa tarpaulin na project nila yan. Ngayon wala ng matapang na news channel ang nagbabalita nito kaya tulungan nyo kami dahil wala na pong ginagawa ang pamahalaan dito dahil sila mismo ang sangkot dito. Naka attach po rito ang proof.

i recently made a facebook post on a facebook local community. But now, it seems that I am barred from dpwh website. is anybody experiencing the same thing?

We are looking into this @personfromdasma and @Rogueshook. Thanks!

Hello, Rappler. Baka gusto niyong imbestigahan ang Santa Maria, Bulacan. LRT Builders’s (top 14 sa flood control projects nationwide) owner is Mayor Omeng Ramos’ nephew. LR Tiqui owns 3 other construction companies with transactions with DPWH. One of those is M3 Konstruct, reported with ghost projects in Bulacan. Marami ring projects si LRT sa Santa Maria LGU during the term of his uncle Mayor Omeng. DE Aristotle Ramos of 1st Metro Engineering District is Mayor Omeng’s nephew. His dad is the current ABC president in Santa Maria, Ging Ramos, while his mom is the OSCA head, Lilian Ramos, and sister the Municipal Treasurer, Aleli Ramos. His brother, Alexis & Maureen Ramos, owns MS Ramos Construction, an active DPWH contractor inside and outside of Bulacan. Sila ang gumawa ng bagong municipal gym na funded ni Sen Joel V. Recently, Mayor Omeng is flooded with controversies related to the construction of the new hospital, after it was festured in KMJS. The names of Eboy Juan (PL juan Construction, which has several unfisnished hospital projects like San Lazaro Hospital in Manila as exposed by Sen Tulfo) and Alvin Mariano (a Dsicaya joint venture contractor) are linked to this project. The New Santa Maria General Hospital project contract was awarded to Great Pacific Builders (a Dsicaya company).

Hello rappler, meron po kaming flood control project dto sa lugar namin, baka po interested kyo imbestigahan.

Hii can anyone tell me what is the situation right now in Danao?

Proposed Law #120: A Law Imposing a Special Penalty to Those Contractors, Engineers, and Politicians Involved in Ghost and Incomplete Projects

Proposed Penalty for Contractors:
Those contractors involved in ghost and incomplete projects shall have a ten (10) year house arrest.

The penalty of ten (10) years will be lowered to five (5) years when the contractor meets the following conditions:

1. They name all politicians and public officials who have a kickback in their projects.

2. They complete their ghost and incomplete projects.

Once the politicians and public officials are named, they will be required to return their kickback to the contractor within thirty (30) days.

If they fail to return it, they shall have a minimum house arrest of five (5) years. The penalty of five (5) years will be lowered to 2.5 years when the contractor finishes all their ghost and incomplete projects because of their "returned kickback".

The engineers initially involved in the ghost and incomplete projects shall be required to finish the project within a twelve (12) month period.

If they fail to finish it, their PRC license shall be revoked until they finish the project.

In case the initial engineer decides not to work, a new engineer can be hired. There will be no penalty for the new engineer since he’s not involved in the initial anomaly.

Proposed Penalty for Politicians and Public Officials Named by the Contractor:

1. For politicians, they shall be banned from running in any election until their respective projects are completed.

2. For public officials, their salary grade will be minimum wage for those months the projects are not yet completed. Their SG will only return once the ghost and incomplete projects are completed. They can cooperate with the new engineer to complete the project on time.

Goal: To finish all ghost and incomplete projects in twelve (12) months.

For substandard projects, a different proposed penalty will be created, similar to the above-mentioned

A 6.9M National Infrastructure Project using Public fund inside a Villar owned private subdivision.
Exact location is Camella Lessandra subdivision Brgy. Bucandala-4 Imus city, Cavite.

Still a private subdivision not turned over to Lgu.

Proposed Law #121: A Law Opening All Public School Classrooms as Temporary Shelters for Filipinos Living in High-Risk Areas

"It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one, than to have an opportunity and not be prepared." - Whitney Young

The same principle can be applied in natural calamities:

"It is better to be prepared for the worst-case scenario and not have one, than to be in a worst-case scenario and not be prepared."

Important Provisions:
All Filipinos living in high-risk areas may stay in public school classrooms at least one day before and after a natural calamity such as a typhoon.

High-risk areas include:

1. Areas near rivers or bodies of water

2. Mountainous areas or at the foot of mountains

3. Areas that were once rivers or bodies of water

Requirements:
Each classroom must have two accountable persons. One public official and one head of a family.

Proper documentation is required.
Both must take a picture and/or video of the classroom before the family stays there to ensure accountability.

The public official shall be the sole keeper of the classroom key, and one official may be in charge of up to 20 classrooms.

I understand that some cities and municipalities already have designated evacuation centers.

However, many areas still lack such facilities.

Cebu could have reduced the number of casualties: 188 deaths and 135 missing, if the government had opened existing public infrastructures as temporary shelters.

Additional Provisions:

1. All public vehicles, including those of different local departments, shall be used to transport families from high-risk areas to public schools.

All private buses can also be used as vehicle.

The fuel costs shall be charged to the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (LDRRM) budget.

2. The Reserve Armed Forces of the Philippines shall assist in transporting families, especially those in remote or mountainous areas.