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 24HF0005 and 23HF0030 have near-identical descriptions about 332 m apart (funding years 2023, 2024; ₱48.86M, ₱48.99M). Worth checking whether they cover the same works. It is possible that the second contract is a continuation or expansion of the first project, or covers additional work not specified in the title.

Public record entityConstruction of Flood Mitigation Structure at Sapangdaku River (Tributary Area), Barangay Juan Climaco Sr., Toledo City, Cebu

LocationTOLEDO CITY (CEBU), CEBU, Region VIIContract 24HF0005

Amount₱48,857,807.52 sumbong source

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

Satellite before / after

Esri Wayback · ~0.31 mLocation approximate

Before capture: 2018-03-17 · Maxar

After capture: 2024-09-06 · Vantor

No post-completion imagery yet — the newest available capture predates the reported completion date.

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 completely identical with no distinguishing markers, and the projects are only 332 meters apart, funded in consecutive years. There is no evidence in the packet that these are distinct works (e.g., different phases, sections, or locations). Innocent explanations are possible, but the pattern is genuinely unusual and meets the rule's criteria.

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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 Flood Mitigation Structure at Sapangdaku River (Tributary Area), Barangay Juan Climaco Sr., Toledo City, Cebu24HF0005Flood control	100%	October 17, 2024	October 17, 2024	—	completedsumbong source

Start: February 2, 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": "24HF0005",
  "fundingYear": 2024,
  "municipality": "TOLEDO CITY (CEBU)",
  "distanceMeters": 331.82465201183754,
  "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