Indicator C3 — Duplicate or Near-Duplicate Projects

AI-verified / Na-verify ng AI Data as of October 21, 2026

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 22AD0101 and 24AD0047 have near-identical descriptions about 2744 m apart (funding years 2022, 2024; ₱28.53M, ₱14.70M). Worth checking whether they cover the same works. It is possible these are separate phases or segments of a larger flood control project, but the titles do not specify this.

Public record entityConstruction of Burgos Flood Control, Burgos, Ilocos Sur

LocationBURGOS (ILOCOS SUR), ILOCOS SUR, Region IContract 24AD0047

Amount₱14,699,536.40 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: 2023-01-11 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-01-27 · Vantor

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.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, and the GIS User Community

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 0.95

Model: gpt-4.1

Prompt: v4.1

Checked: October 22, 2026

The titles are exactly identical with no distinguishing markers or place names that would indicate different works, and the projects are in the same municipality but 2.7 km apart. This fits the rule's intent: possible duplicate or overlapping works at different spots, or a continuation not labelled as such. The evidence is complete and the public can check the records.

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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
Construction of Burgos Flood Control, Burgos, Ilocos Sur24AD0047Flood control	100%	June 28, 2024	June 28, 2024	—	completedsumbong source

Start: March 27, 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": "24AD0047",
  "fundingYear": 2024,
  "municipality": "BURGOS (ILOCOS SUR)",
  "distanceMeters": 2743.932616426113,
  "titleSimilarity": 1
}

Source documents

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

Possible Innocent Explanations

Phased construction seasons
Upstream/downstream segments recorded separately