Indicator C5 — Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting

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

Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting

Multiple similar contracts to the same contractor/DEO just under a threshold in a short window.

This is a statistical anomaly or indicator worth examining — not proof of wrongdoing, fraud, or corruption against any person.

Indicator: 6 contracts awarded to RAMARPLUS INC FORMERLY RAMAR ENT by the same office started within 0 days, each between ₱42.5M and ₱50M (just under the ₱50M threshold), with 4 in the same municipality. It is possible that these are separate flood control projects in different barangays or river sections, all scheduled and funded at the same time.

Public record entityConstruction of Catburawan River Flood Control Structure, Barangay Catburawan, Ligao City, Albay

LocationCITY OF LIGAO (ALBAY), ALBAY, Region VContract 22FO0055

Amount₱48,969,287.60 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: 2019-05-12 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-04-25 · 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 0.98

Model: gpt-4.1

Prompt: v4

Checked: October 22, 2026

This is a C5 indicator, and the code already confirmed ≥3 contracts in the same municipality, with all contracts awarded to the same contractor and DEO, started within 0 days, and each just under the ₱50M threshold. The titles refer to different structures and barangays, which is expected for C5 and does not invalidate the indicator. There is no evidence of a data artifact.

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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 Catburawan River Flood Control Structure, Barangay Catburawan, Ligao City, Albay22FO0055Flood control	100%	March 1, 2023	March 1, 2023	—	completedsumbong source

Start: March 22, 2022 · Source fetched October 21, 2026

Rule Definition

≥3 contracts within 120 days, each 85–100% of ₱50M threshold, similar titles.

Triggering Data & citations

Cluster of contracts just under procurement threshold with similar scope

{
  "deo": "Albay 3rd District Engineering Office",
  "contractId": "22FO0055",
  "contractor": "RAMARPLUS INC FORMERLY RAMAR ENT",
  "windowDays": 120,
  "clusterSize": 6,
  "thresholdPhp": 50000000,
  "contractCostPhp": 48969287.6,
  "averageTitleSimilarity": 0.7727657825766012
}

Source documents

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

Possible Innocent Explanations

Legitimate multi-lot procurement
Different sites under same program