Ipinag-utos ng Office of the Ombudsman na anim na buwang suspension laban sa 12 opisyal ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) na sangkot sa maanomalyang flood control project sa Oriental Mindoro.
Kinumpirma ito ni Atty. Juanito Lim ang abogado ni Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) maintenance division chief Juliet Calvo.
Kinabibilangan ito nina Grace Lopez, Frierich Camero ang Bids and Awards Committee ng nasabing proyekto ng DPWH-Mimaropa; Calvo; Gerald A. Pacanan (regional director); Gene Ryan Alurin Altea (assistant regional director, now director of the DPWH Bureau of Maintenance); Ruben delos Santos Jr. (assistant regional director); Dominic Gregorio Serrano (chief, construction division); Felisardo Sevare Casuno (project engineer III); Timojen Adiong Sacar (materials engineer); Montrexis Tordecilla Tamayo (OIC‑chief, Planning and Design Division); Dennis Pelo Abagon (OIC‑chief, Quality Assurance and Hydrology Division; former regular member, Bidding and Awards Committee, now OIC‑chief, Planning at Design Division); and Lerma Dotado Cayco (accountant IV, Bidding and Awards Committee).
Sinabi naman ni Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano na kasabay din nito ang administrative case at criminal case na isinampa sa mga opisyal.
Ang nasabing suspension order ay base sa rekomendasyon ng Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) noong sila ay nag-imbestiga sa ilang flood control project sa Mimaropa.
