No visible flood control facility was found at a project site in Bulacan that authorities said had been nearly completed in just a few weeks.
Members of the Sandiganbayan Third Division conducted an inspection at the location identified by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Barangay Bunsuran, Pandi, Bulacan.
The visit was led by the division chair and attended by lawyers for former Senator Bong Revilla and his co-accused, along with government prosecutors.
Instead of a built structure, the court observed a riverbank covered with vegetation, with no clear signs of a completed flood control system.
A prosecutor said only minimal traces of construction materials were seen, noting the absence of key components such as revetments and containment walls.
The official said the findings support allegations that the project may not have existed despite reported progress.
Earlier testimony from a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agent indicated that the project, valued at Php 92.8 million, was declared over 95 percent complete within about three weeks.
The inspection forms part of ongoing proceedings related to the accused’s bail petition in a malversation case, which remains non-bailable, while the defense has denied wrongdoing.
