Indicator C5 — Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting

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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: 3 contracts awarded to RJIR ENT CORP by the same office started within 0 days, each between ₱42.5M and ₱50M (just under the ₱50M threshold), with 3 in the same municipality. It is possible that these are separate projects in different barangays that happened to be procured at the same time.

Public record entityConstruction of Flood Control Structure, Barangay Jalas, Villaba, Leyte

LocationVILLABA (LEYTE), LEYTE, Region VIIIContract 24IE0012

Amount₱48,558,999.82 sumbong source

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

Satellite before / after

Esri Wayback · ~0.46 mLocation approximate

Before capture: 2021-07-27 · Maxar

After capture: 2021-07-27 · Vantor

No imagery since construction began — latest capture 2021-07-27

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

This is a C5 indicator, and the code has already confirmed that three contracts, each just under the ₱50M threshold, were awarded to the same contractor by the same DEO, started on the same day, and are all in the same municipality. The titles name different barangays and structures, 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 Flood Control Structure, Barangay Jalas, Villaba, Leyte24IE0012Flood control	100%	December 14, 2024	May 28, 2024	—	completedsumbong source

Start: February 14, 2024 · 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 in one municipality

{
  "deo": "Leyte 3rd District Engineering Office",
  "contractId": "24IE0012",
  "contractor": "RJIR ENT CORP",
  "windowDays": 120,
  "clusterSize": 3,
  "thresholdPhp": 50000000,
  "contractCostPhp": 48558999.82,
  "maxInOneMunicipality": 3
}

Source documents

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