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 24H00078 and 23H00038 have near-identical descriptions about 1979 m apart (funding years 2023, 2024; ₱67.55M, ₱106.15M). Worth checking whether they cover the same works. It is possible that the unlabelled contract covers a different phase or section that was not specified in the title.

Public record entityConstruction of Flood Control Structure along Luyang River, Carmen, Cebu

LocationCARMEN (CEBU), CEBU, Region VIIContract 23H00038

Amount₱106,149,965.20 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: 2021-07-29 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-04-15 · 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 0.85

Model: gpt-4.1

Prompt: v4.1

Checked: October 22, 2026

The only distinguishing marker is 'Package 1' in one title, with the other title unlabelled. Per rule guidance, this is a classic case for publishing: a labelled phase and an unlabelled twin at the same river and municipality, funded in consecutive years, with near-identical titles and no other distinguishing place or structure markers. The evidence is complete and the public can check the records.

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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 Luyang River, Carmen, Cebu23H00038Flood control	100%	March 3, 2024	January 19, 2024	No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computed	completedsumbong source

Start: February 20, 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": "23H00038",
  "fundingYear": 2023,
  "municipality": "CARMEN (CEBU)",
  "distanceMeters": 1979.0559245438585,
  "titleSimilarity": 0.9596050870147256
}

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

Satellite before / after

Project completion

Rule Definition

Triggering Data & citations

Possible Innocent Explanations

Where this project sits