Manila, Sept. 18 -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has requested different government agencies for a list of properties such as cars, water vessels and aircraft registered in the names of the 26 DPWH officials and private company owners who are facing cases before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with alleged anomalous infrastructure projects in Bulacan.

In separate letters addressed to the Land Transportation Office (LTO), Land Registration Authority (LRA), Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon asked the heads of these offices for a list of properties owned by individuals implicated in the multi-billion flood control mess.

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