Municipality

Gandara

Gandara, Samar, Region VIII (Eastern Visayas). 1st income class. Population 36,826 (2024 POPCEN).

Data-quality note: 15 DPWH projects linked to Gandara have no coordinates published by DPWH, so they are not on the map and cannot be checked with satellite images.

PSGC 0806007000 · Source: PSA, PSGC 3Q 2026 Publication Datafile

Public records linked to Gandara

Counts include this municipality and every LGU under it. Each record carries how it was linked and a confidence level; figures are as recorded by the source and exclude single amounts of ₱10B+ held for verification. They are not findings.

DPWH infrastructure projects

Contracts on the DPWH Transparency portal, placed by coordinates first. Source: DPWH Transparency portal

122 records · ₱3,910,811,035.23

16 placed at Gandara level itself; the rest in LGUs under it.

  1. Cssp: Construction of Buao Bridge, Barangay Buao, Gandara, Samar₱98,920,810.00 · 2025 · medium confidence (project coordinates inside the barangay boundary)
  2. Construction of Barangay San Agustin-San Pelayo (Phase Ii), Gandara, Samar₱95,605,862.97 · 2018 · medium confidence (project coordinates inside the barangay boundary)
  3. Oo1: Widening of Permanent Bridges: Gandara 2 Parallel Br. Along Gandara Diversion Road (Phase Ii)₱92,562,061.50 · 2025 · medium confidence (project coordinates inside the barangay boundary)
  4. (Re-Advertised) Oo1: Widening of Permanent Bridges: Gandara 2 Parallel Br. Along Gandara Diversion Road₱92,325,725.00 · 2024 · medium confidence (project coordinates inside the barangay boundary)
  5. Concreting of Gandara-Matuguinao Access Road(Phase Iii) Samar 1st Ld₱90,914,738.00 · 2018 · medium confidence (project coordinates inside the barangay boundary)
  6. Oo1: Replacement of Permanent Weak Bridges - Gandara Br. (B00359sm) Along Daang Maharlika (Sm) (Sn Isidro - Sn Juanico Br.), Samar₱86,975,000.00 · 2023 · medium confidence (project coordinates inside the barangay boundary)

How linked: 106 by project coordinates inside the barangay boundary; 15 by project title names the place; 1 by project coordinates inside the city/municipality boundary.

Contracts this LGU awarded (PhilGEPS)

PhilGEPS awards where the procuring entity is this LGU. Source: PhilGEPS award notices

Not yet linked to Gandara itself. This shows the province figure for Samar.

27 records · ₱31,036,117,890.52

1 placed at Samar level itself; the rest in LGUs under it.

  1. Province of Samar₱21,662,254,969.32 · high confidence (the LGU itself is the buyer)
  2. City of Catbalogan, Samar₱4,207,491,576.47 · high confidence (the LGU itself is the buyer)
  3. City of Calbayog, Samar₱1,685,675,414.01 · high confidence (the LGU itself is the buyer)
  4. Municipality of Basey, Samar₱749,650,991.23 · high confidence (the LGU itself is the buyer)
  5. Municipality of Paranas₱532,594,456.88 · low confidence (the LGU itself is the buyer)
  6. Municipality of Calbiga, Samar₱526,835,027.86 · high confidence (the LGU itself is the buyer)

How linked: 27 by the LGU itself is the buyer.

PhilGEPS awards delivered here (all agencies)

Awards by any agency whose area of delivery is this province. PhilGEPS records delivery areas at province level only. Source: PhilGEPS award notices

Not yet linked to Gandara itself. This shows the province figure for Samar.

22,876 records · ₱93,430,096,950.35

22,232 placed at Samar level itself; the rest in LGUs under it.

  1. Samar₱93,430,096,950.35 · 22,232 awards · high confidence (area of delivery is this province only)
  2. Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, Southern Leyte₱743,171,851.61 · 183 awards · low confidence (area of delivery lists several provinces)
  3. Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, Southern Leyte₱378,221,917.42 · 160 awards · low confidence (area of delivery lists several provinces)
  4. Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar₱115,043,836.36 · 28 awards · low confidence (area of delivery lists several provinces)
  5. Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Samar₱105,706,083.00 · 35 awards · low confidence (area of delivery lists several provinces)
  6. Leyte, Samar₱81,350,863.81 · 89 awards · low confidence (area of delivery lists several provinces)

How linked: 22,232 by area of delivery is this province only; 644 by area of delivery lists several provinces.

Local Government Support Fund releases

DBM LGSF project releases by province, city/municipality and barangay. Source: DBM COMPASS

26 records · ₱73,106,882.17

1 placed at Gandara level itself; the rest in LGUs under it.

  1. Assistance to Indigent Individuals Or Families - Food Assistance/Rice Distribution Project₱10,000,000.00 · 2026 · high confidence (location columns in the DBM release)
  2. Construction of School Building at Brgy. Mabuhay₱6,606,882.17 · 2023 · high confidence (location columns in the DBM release)
  3. Construction of School Building at Brgy. San Ramon₱4,000,000.00 · 2022 · high confidence (location columns in the DBM release)
  4. Construction of School Building at Brgy. Hampton₱4,000,000.00 · 2022 · high confidence (location columns in the DBM release)
  5. Concreting of Farm-to-Market Road at Brgy. San Francisco₱4,000,000.00 · 2022 · high confidence (location columns in the DBM release)
  6. Construction of School Building at Brgy. Rawis₱3,000,000.00 · 2022 · high confidence (location columns in the DBM release)

How linked: 26 by location columns in the DBM release.

GAA budget lines naming this place

General Appropriations Act lines whose text ends in this city/municipality and province. Source: DBM General Appropriations Act

88 records · ₱2,983,185,000.00

35 placed at Gandara level itself; the rest in LGUs under it.

  1. Construction of Road, Barangay Hampton – Barangay Palambrag – Barangay San Ramon – Barangay Mabuhay, Gandara, Samar₱130,000,000.00 · 2025 · medium confidence (GAA line text names the place)
  2. Construction of Barangay San Agustin-Barangay San Pelayo Road, Phase Ii, Gandara, Samar₱100,000,000.00 · 2018 · high confidence (GAA line text names the place)
  3. Construction of Buao Bridge, Barangay Buao, Gandara, Samar₱100,000,000.00 · 2025 · medium confidence (GAA line text names the place)
  4. Construction of Flood Control Structure Along Gandara River, Barangay Sto. NiñO, Gandara, Samar₱80,000,000.00 · 2025 · medium confidence (GAA line text names the place)
  5. Construction of Flood Structure Along Gandara River (Upstream), Brgy. Ngoso, Gandara, Samar₱80,000,000.00 · 2017 · medium confidence (GAA line text names the place)
  6. Construction of Flood Control Structure Along Gandara River, Barangay Calirocan, Gandara, Samar₱70,000,000.00 · 2024 · medium confidence (GAA line text names the place)

How linked: 88 by GAA line text names the place.

COA annual audit reports

Not yet linked: the COA reports loaded so far cover national agencies only. LGU audit reports are published at coa.gov.ph.

Published anomaly flags

Patterns in the linked records that reviewers checked and published. A flag is a question worth asking, not a finding of wrongdoing.

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Contractors on linked DPWH projects

All 24 contractors on DPWH projects linked to Gandara and the LGUs under it. Click a column to sort.

Costs as recorded by DPWH; single amounts of ₱10B+ are held for verification and excluded. Flags count published automated anomalies on this contractor's projects or awards here, plus flags on the contractor itself; they are not findings.

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