Indicator C3 — Duplicate or Near-Duplicate Projects

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Duplicate or Near-Duplicate Projects

Very similar descriptions within ~100m or identical coordinates across contracts/years.

This is a statistical anomaly or indicator worth examining — not proof of wrongdoing, fraud, or corruption against any person.

Indicator: contracts 24OE0042 and 24OE0008 have near-identical descriptions about 253 m apart (funding year 2024; ₱144.75M, ₱144.72M). Worth checking whether they cover the same works. The two contracts may cover similar flood mitigation works at two different esteros in close proximity.

Public record entityInstallation of Booster Pump at Estero de Binondo (Package 1a), Manila City

LocationCITY OF MANILA (METROPOLITAN MANILA), CITY OF MANILA, National Capital RegionContract 24OE0042

Amount₱144,747,913.70 sumbong source

Only contractors and government agencies named in public procurement records are shown. Private individuals are not named.

Satellite before / after

Esri Wayback · ~0.46 mLocation approximate

Before capture: 2023-07-06 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-04-25 · Maxar

Satellite comparison for public reference — not proof of completion or non-completion.

Imagery may not show small or linear works; no visible change is not evidence of wrongdoing.

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Caveats & resolution

Esri World Imagery Wayback (~0.5–1 m); dates are archive release dates, not capture timestamps.
Imagery may not show small or linear works; no visible change is not evidence of wrongdoing.
DPWH coordinates can be approximate; marker shows the imagery center (may be snapped to riverbank/coast).

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How this was checked

publish · confidence 0.85

Model: gpt-4.1

Prompt: v4.1

Checked: October 22, 2026

The titles are near-identical except for the estero names ('Estero de Binondo' vs 'Estero dela Reina'), both in Binondo, Manila, with the same contractor, funding year, and nearly identical costs. The only distinguishing words are the estero names, which are different waterways but are geographically close (253 meters apart). There are no phase/package/section markers that distinguish them further, and both are labeled as 'Package 1a'. This could plausibly be a case of similar works at two nearby but distinct sites, but the similarity in scope, timing, and cost makes it worth public attention.

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Project completion

Schedule fields from DPWH transparency portal records and the Sumbong sa Pangulo flood-control list — not inferred beyond those columns.

Reported complete (DPWH): 1Ongoing: 0Delayed: 0Status unknown: 0

Project	Prog.	Target end	Actual end	Days late	Status
Installation of Booster Pump at Estero de Binondo (Package 1a), Manila City24OE0042Flood control	100%	July 6, 2024	April 17, 2024	No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computed	completedsumbong source

Start: February 8, 2024 · Source fetched October 21, 2026

Rule Definition

Title similarity + distance or shared coordinates within municipality.

Triggering Data & citations

Similar project description near another contract in the same municipality

{
  "contractId": "24OE0042",
  "coordinates": {
    "lat": 14.60063,
    "lon": 120.9728
  },
  "municipality": "CITY OF MANILA (METROPOLITAN MANILA)",
  "distanceMeters": 253.16199132548715,
  "titleSimilarity": 0.8805031446540881
}

Source documents

sumbong — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rukku/sumbongsapangulo.ph-datasets/main/flood_control_projects.geojsonFetched October 21, 2026

Satellite before / after

Project completion

Rule Definition

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Where this project sits