MANILA, Dec. 1 -- The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division will arraign officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and directors of Sunwest Construction and Development Corporation on Tuesday in connection with the alleged anomalous PHP289 million flood control project in Oriental Mindoro.

Scheduled to enter a plea before the anti-graft court are resigned Ako Bikol Party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co, and DPWH Region 4-B officials Gerald Pacanan, Gene Ryan Altea, Ruben Santos, Dominic Serrano, Juliet Calvo, Dennis Abagon, Montrexis Tamayo and Lerma Cayco.

Likewise charged are Sunwest directors Aderma Angelie Alcazar, Cesar Buenaventura, Consuelito Aldon, Noel Yap Cao and Anthony Ngo.

The project in question was for the constructio...