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 23CE0185 and 24CE0195 have near-identical descriptions about 149 m apart (funding years 2023, 2024; ₱4.90M, ₱4.90M). Worth checking whether they cover the same works. This could be a continuation or extension of the previous year's project.

Public record entityConstruction of Flood Control Structure along Casongsong River, Brgy. Casongsong, Guimba, Nueva Ecija

LocationGUIMBA (NUEVA ECIJA), NUEVA ECIJA, Region IIIContract 24CE0195

Amount₱4,900,498.26 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: 2021-12-25 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-05-21 · 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 near-identical except for the singular/plural difference ('structure' vs 'structures'), which is not a distinguishing marker per the rules. Both projects are at the same river and barangay, funded in consecutive years, and are only 149 meters apart. There are no phase, package, section, or site markers that would indicate these are clearly distinct works. Innocent explanations are possible (e.g., a continuation or extension), but the pattern fits the rule's intent.

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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 Control Structure along Casongsong River, Brgy. Casongsong, Guimba, Nueva Ecija24CE0195Flood control	100%	July 20, 2024	July 20, 2024	—	completedsumbong source

Start: April 22, 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": "24CE0195",
  "fundingYear": 2024,
  "municipality": "GUIMBA (NUEVA ECIJA)",
  "distanceMeters": 149.14444717002007,
  "titleSimilarity": 0.9586721611721611
}

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