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 23OE0021 and 23OE0019 have near-identical descriptions about 204 m apart (funding year 2023; ₱96.45M, ₱93.82M). Worth checking whether they cover the same works. The two contracts may cover different stretches or access points along Estero dela Reina.

Public record entityInstallation of Booster Pump along Estero dela Reina, CM Recto Ave., (Phase II), Tondo, Manila

LocationCITY OF MANILA (METROPOLITAN MANILA), CITY OF MANILA, National Capital RegionContract 23OE0021

Amount₱96,452,618.46 sumbong source

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Satellite before / after

Skipped: this map coordinate is shared by many projects, so the pin may not mark the exact worksite.

How this was checked

publish · confidence 0.80

Model: gpt-4.1

Prompt: v4.1

Checked: October 22, 2026

The two project titles are nearly identical, both for 'Installation of Booster Pump along Estero dela Reina, (Phase II), Tondo, Manila' in the same funding year, by the same contractor, and both are within 204 meters of each other. The only differences in the titles are 'CM Recto Ave.' in one and 'Barangay 9' in the other, which are not mutually exclusive locations and could refer to overlapping or adjacent areas along the same estero. There are no phase/package/section/segment markers distinguishing them as separate works, and the evidence is complete with record IDs and URLs. Innocent explanation: the two contracts may cover different stretches or access points along Estero dela Reina, but the overlap in scope and proximity makes this 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 along Estero dela Reina, CM Recto Ave., (Phase II), Tondo, Manila23OE0021Flood control	100%	August 10, 2023	July 25, 2023	No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computed	completedsumbong source

Start: February 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": "23OE0021",
  "coordinates": {
    "lat": 14.60609,
    "lon": 120.97077
  },
  "municipality": "CITY OF MANILA (METROPOLITAN MANILA)",
  "distanceMeters": 204.17881306290408,
  "titleSimilarity": 0.8864864864864865
}

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