Manila, Aug. 19 -- One of the 15 contractors of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), included by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in the list of holders of anomalous flood control deals, may be behind several "ghost projects" in Bulacan province.

At the first hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada identified the firm as Wawao Builders, one of the 15 contractors, and added SYMS Contractor.

"My office received reports that there are ghost projects in Calumpit, Malolos and Hagonoy in the province of Bulacan. This is the information we have received. And the contractor, allegedly, are Wawao Builders and SYMS Contractor," Estrada said.

DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan confirmed ...