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JV Ejercito says an initial review of 1,256 flood management projects found 155 that failed or only partly met mandatory requirements, adding to a pile of data problems in DPWH's 2027 proposal.","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Of 1,256 projects in the Department of Public Works and Highways' Flood Management Program, 155 — worth ₱8.2 billion — failed to meet or only partly met mandatory documentary requirements, according to Senate Finance Committee chair JV Ejercito.\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The Manila Times (Catherine S. Valente), reporting on September 27, said Ejercito raised the figures during budget deliberations on a DPWH proposal of ₱643 billion for 2027. The requirements at issue: geotagged photographs, Certificates of Implementability, and Programs of Work.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>Paper that proves a project exists\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Those three documents are not exotic. A geotagged photo shows where a project is. A Certificate of Implementability says it can actually be built where it is planned. A Program of Work says what it will cost and how. Their absence on 155 projects is what the review flagged — which, in a flood-control program that has already produced a corruption scandal, is the sort of gap that matters.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The Manila Times reported that Ejercito identified three red flags in the proposal: vague budget descriptions labeled "various projects"; lump-sum and clustered projects without implementation clarity; and project limits that are missing or inconsistent, with no stated dates or costs. He was quoted as saying: "Every delayed project has an economic cost. And every anomalous, poorly vetted project costs us even more."\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The report described the review as "initial," so the 155 figure may change. 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