09/01/2026
We call on the Office of the OMBUDSMAN to speed up the resolution of all pending anti-graft cases against Bulacan Gov. Daniel Fernando and Vice Gov. ALEXIS CASTRO. To date, at least three cases have been filed against the two top officials of Bulacan.
Two of the corruption cases are linked to flood control projects while the case filed by MetroNEWS publisher Orlan Mauricio for violation of Sec. 3, RA 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act) involve the imposition of an additional ten (10%) percent tax on all Real Property Tax (amilyar) in the 20 municipalities of Bulacan. Based on the complaint docketed as OMB-L-C-APR-25-061 and OM -L-C-APR-25-0200. The case detailed how Fernando, thru an institutionalized scheme since he became vice-governor in 2010, awarded millions pesos worth of contracts for the publications of Provincial Ordinances/Kapasiyahan/Resolutions without the mandatory posting of Bidding Notices in the PhilGEPS portal in violation of RA 9184 (Electronic Procurement Act).
The case was filed February last year after MetroNEWS discovered that Kapasiyahan Panlalawigan Blg. 538A-T-2023 has been implemented since Jan. 1, 2024. The ordinance granted the increase in payment of Amilyar in spite of the massive floodings that have greatly devalued the prices of property holdings in Bulacan's 1st, 4th and 5th Districts.
An early resolution of these pending anti-graft cases by OMBUDSMAN CRISPIN 'Boing' REMULLA will be an utmost public service to Bulakenyos. Meantime, landowners in the province are paying an additional percentage of Real Property Tax in spite of a General Tax Amnesty (RA 12001) all over the country that started in 2024 until July 5, 2026.
Ipinag-utos ng Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) ang pag-freeze sa bank accounts at assets ng contractor ni Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando na Toreja’s Construction Supply Corporation (TCSC), dahil sa pagkakasangkot nito sa P480-bilyong kickback na nakuha ng mga kumpanya ni CWS Party-list Rep. Edwin Gardiola.
Matatandaang nagsampa ng mga kasong kriminal at administratibo sa Office of the Ombudsman ang grupong Tindig Kalikasan laban kay Fernando, dahil sa umano’y pagtanggap nito ng mahigit P22-milyong kickback mula sa TCSC, na contractor ng ghost at sub-standard flood control projects sa lalawigan.
Ang nasabing kumpanya ay pagmamay-ari ni Dionisio V. Toreja na 3rd nominee ng CWS Party-list noong 2022 elections, kasama sina dating DPWH Undersecretary Romeo S. Momo, at Cong. Edwin Gardiola na nagsibili namang 1st at 2nd nominees.
