P248 million recovered so far in flood control messFormer Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) NCR director Gerard Opulencia turned over P40 million to the Department of Justice (DOJ), reportedly linked to alleged irregularities in flood control projects. MANILA, Philippines — With the flood control scandal that has gripped the nation in 2025 reaching billions of pesos in scale, the government has so far recovered P248 million from key figures who admitted these were kickbacks from anomalous infrastructure projects. Bernardo was implicated in having given commissions off flood control projects to the camps of Senators Jinggoy Estrada, Joel Villanueva , former senator Bong Revilla, former Ako Bicol congressman Zaldy Co and former Caloocan representative Mitch Cajayon. He later entered into an agreement to return P150 million in exchange for the full benefits of becoming state witness. Prosecutor General Richard Anthony Fadullon had said that among the cases under preliminary investigation were flood control projects awarded to SYMS Construction in the towns of Balagtas and Pandi in Bulacan.
