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 24OE0041 and 24OE0043 have near-identical descriptions about 253 m apart (funding year 2024; ₱144.07M, ₱144.72M). Worth checking whether they cover the same works. The two projects may refer to installations at different esteros that are close to each other, or the titles may reflect a naming inconsistency.

Public record entityInstallation of Booster Pump at Estero de Binondo (Package 1b), Manila City

LocationCITY OF MANILA (METROPOLITAN MANILA), CITY OF MANILA, National Capital RegionContract 24OE0043

Amount₱144,721,297.20 sumbong source

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

Satellite before / after

Esri Wayback · ~0.46 mLocation approximate

Before capture: 2023-07-06 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-04-25 · Maxar

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 0.85

Model: gpt-4.1

Prompt: v4.1

Checked: October 22, 2026

The titles are near-identical and both refer to the installation of a booster pump at an 'Estero' in Manila City, with only minor differences in the estero names ('Estero dela Reina' vs 'Estero de Binondo'). There are no phase, package, section, or barangay markers distinguishing them, and both are in the same municipality, funded in the same year, by the same contractor, and are only 253 meters apart. The difference in estero names could be a minor naming variation or a data entry inconsistency, but it is not a clear distinguishing marker per the rule. The evidence is complete and checkable.

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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 at Estero de Binondo (Package 1b), Manila City24OE0043Flood control	100%	July 11, 2024	April 17, 2024	—	completedsumbong source

Start: February 13, 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": "24OE0043",
  "coordinates": {
    "lat": 14.60063,
    "lon": 120.9728
  },
  "municipality": "CITY OF MANILA (METROPOLITAN MANILA)",
  "distanceMeters": 253.16198962161718,
  "titleSimilarity": 0.8805031446540881
}

Source documents

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

Possible Innocent Explanations

The two projects may refer to installations at different esteros that are close to each other, or the titles may reflect a naming inconsistency.