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Former Bulacan 1st District Engineering Offcie head Enrg Henry Alcantara  attends the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on anomalous flood control projects on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File


Former Bulacan 1st District Engineering Offcie head Enrg Henry Alcantara  attends the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on anomalous flood control projects on Thursday, September 18, 2025. The hearing was attended by officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways led by Sec. Vince Dizon, along with representatives of contractors implicated in alleged ghost and substandard projects nationwide.

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Job Manahan

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176804499683320250918-senate-flood-control-henry-alcantara-JC0610.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Former Bulacan 1st District Engineering Offcie head Enrg Henry Alcantara  attends the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on anomalous flood control projects on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Former Bulacan 1st District Engineering Offcie head Enrg Henry Alcantara  attends the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on anomalous flood control projects on Thursday, September 18, 2025. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday clarified that former Public Works district engineer Henry Alcantara does not have any official recantation regarding his involvement in anomalous flood control projects, amid a report claiming he did so. </p><p>In a text message to reporters, Justice Spokesperson Polo Martinez said his agency &quot;has not received or reviewed any affidavit from Henry Alcantara retracting his previous statements.&quot; </p><p>This comes following a report supposedly based on Alcantara&#x27;s counter-affidavit, where he allegedly denied being involved in flood control projects as well as getting kickbacks from these. </p><p>The former DPWH engineer also claimed in the counter-affidavit that there was insufficient evidence that would directly link him to the anomalies. </p><p>But Martinez said there has been &quot;no official recantation&quot; made by Alcantara &quot;whether written or verbal.&quot; </p><p>No other details are available as of this story&#x27;s posting. </p><p>During a Senate hearing on Sept. 23, Alcantara tagged several senators and House members who were allegedly involved in budget insertions and the kickback scheme for infrastructure projects of the DPWH.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/5/villanueva-submits-counter-affidavit-on-ridiculous-flood-control-cases-1525">READ: Villanueva submits counter-affidavit on &#x27;ridiculous&#x27; flood control cases</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/5/bong-revilla-faces-doj-over-flood-control-case-1109">READ: Bong Revilla files counter-affidavit to second flood control complaint</a></div><p>Among the lawmakers supposedly involved included Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, Sen. Joel Villanueva, former Sen. Bong Revilla, Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, and former Caloocan Rep. Mitch Cajayon-Uy, who were accused of receiving payoffs from their insertions in the national budget.</p><p>The lawmakers earlier denied the accusations.</p><p>According to Alcantara, proponents get 25 to 30 percent of the proposed insertions. </p><p>He said he had no direct dealings with some of the lawmakers, as the payoffs were allegedly delivered to former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo beginning in 2022.</p><p>Alcantara said the funds were sourced from the General Appropriations Act, including the unprogrammed funds.</p><p>In late November 2025, Alcantara turned over P110 million to the DOJ as part of the restitution process of the on-going investigation of the department on anomalous flood control projects.</p><p>On Dec. 19, 2025, he turned over an additional P71 million to the DOJ, with Prosecutor General Richard Fadullon saying that he &quot;has been provisionally admitted&quot; into the Witness Protection Program and &quot;now qualifies as a state witness.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/28/ex-dpwh-engineer-henry-alcantara-turns-over-p110-million-to-gov-t-1415">READ: Ex-DPWH engineer Henry Alcantara turns over P110 million to gov&#x27;t</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/12/19/alcantara-turns-over-additional-p71-million-1522">READ: Alcantara turns over addt&#x27;l P71 million, now &#x27;qualifies as a state witness&#x27; -- DOJ</a></div><p>Acting Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida had said Alcantara is set to return a total of P300 million.</p>

<p>In a text message to reporters, Justice Spokesperson Polo Martinez said his agency "has not received or reviewed any affidavit from Henry Alcantara retracting his previous statements." </p>

In a text message to reporters, Justice Spokesperson Polo Martinez said his agency "has not received or reviewed any affidavit from Henry Alcantara retracting his previous statements."

DOJ: No official recantation from Henry Alcantara on anomalous flood control projects

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DOJ: No official recantation from Henry Alcantara on anomalous flood control projects

Job Manahan,

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Published Jan 10, 2026 07:39 PM PHT

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