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 23MG0034 and 22MG0006 have near-identical descriptions about 826 m apart (funding years 2022, 2023; ₱24.50M, ₱49.00M). Worth checking whether they cover the same works. It is possible these are sequential or adjacent segments of riverbank protection funded in different years.

Public record entityConstruction of River Bank Protection along Banga River, Brgy. Kibid, Norala, South Cotabato

LocationNORALA (SOUTH COTABATO), SOUTH COTABATO, Region XIIContract 23MG0034

Amount₱24,495,251.86 sumbong source

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

Satellite before / after

Esri Wayback · ~0.5 mLocation approximate

Before capture: 2021-08-31 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-10-23 · 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.

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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 0.95

Model: gpt-4.1

Prompt: v4.1

Checked: October 22, 2026

The titles are near-identical, with only a minor spelling difference ('River Bank' vs 'Riverbank'), and both refer to the same river, barangay, and municipality. There are no distinguishing markers such as different phases, sections, or locations. The projects are about 826 meters apart, which is within the same barangay and could plausibly refer to the same or overlapping works. The evidence is complete and meets the rule's criteria for publishing.

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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 River Bank Protection along Banga River, Brgy. Kibid, Norala, South Cotabato23MG0034Flood control	100%	August 7, 2023	August 7, 2023	No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computed	completedsumbong source

Start: April 17, 2023 · 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": "23MG0034",
  "coordinates": {
    "lat": 6.550739,
    "lon": 124.68373
  },
  "municipality": "NORALA (SOUTH COTABATO)",
  "distanceMeters": 826.1606466834604,
  "titleSimilarity": 0.9947089947089947
}

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

Triggering Data & citations

Where this project sits