Marcos bares 15 contractors bag P100-B flood control deals: ‘Disturbing’

MANILA, Philippines — While the investigation of all of the almost 10,000 flood control projects in the past three years is still on the way, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was surprised to learn that only a small number among the 2,409 contracting entities were handling big-ticket projects of the government.

During a press conference at Malacañang on Monday, President Marcos revealed that P100 billion, or about 20 percent of the entire P545-billion budget for flood mitigation projects undertaken by his administration from July 2022 to May 2025, was awarded to only 15 contractors.

Marcos called this a “disturbing assessment.”

Based on the list provided by the Department of Public Works and Highways, the president identified the following contractors that bagged the most number of flood control projects:

• Legacy Construction Corporation


• Alpha & Omega Gen. Contractor & Development Corp.


• St. Timothy Construction Corporation


• QM Builders


• EGB Construction Corporation


• Topnotch Catalyst Builders Inc.


• Centerways Construction and Development Inc.


• Sunwest, Inc.


• Hi-Tone Construction & Development Corp.


• Triple 8 Construction & Supply, Inc.


• Royal Crown Monarch Construction & Supplies Corp.


• Wawao Builders


• MG Samidan Construction


• L.R. Tiqui Builders, Inc.


• Road Edge Trading & Development Services

Of these 15 contractors, five have projects in “almost all regions nationwide.”

These are Legacy Construction Corp., Alpha & Omega General Contractor & Development Corp., St. Timothy Construction Corp., EGB Construction Corp., and Road Edge Trading & Development Services.

Marcos did not make any accusations about the involvement of these private contractors mentioned in his presentation, but he said they “stood out very much.”

“Five of these contractors had projects in almost the entire country. So these are the ones that immediately popped out [among the list], and, for me, should be the ones whose projects should be looked into,” he said.

The Inquirer will reach out to the 15 contractors mentioned by the president. The story will be updated once they give their comments.

Citing his experience as former governor of Ilocos Norte province, Marcos said local government units prefer to work on their smaller infrastructure projects with smaller contractors to give them the opportunity to work with the government.

“My experience as governor is that as much as possible, we try to do it locally. Because it is easier to talk to the contractor to expedite the work. You have some influence over the [project],” he added. /apl

(2025/08/11-10:52)

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