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January 14, 2026 | 8:08am
Former Bulacan 1st Disrtict engineer Henry Alcantara attends the House Infra Comm's first hearing on anomalous flood control projects on Sept. 2, 2025.
House of Representatives / Released
MANILA, Philippines — The Professional Regulatory Board of Civil Engineering ordered the revocation of the professional license of former Department of Public Works and Highways district engineer Henry Alcantara.
In a statement issued Tuesday, January 12, the PRC said Alcantara was found guilty of gross unprofessional and unethical conduct due to his self-confessed involvement in non-existent and substandard flood control projects in Bulacan.
Millions of pesos in public funds were disbursed for so-called ghost infrastructure projects, or projects that existed on paper but were never physically constructed, the PRC acknowledged.
“The Board established that Engineer Alcantara willfully approved payments for these ghost projects, an act that constitutes a severe breach of the Code of Ethics for Civil Engineers and a betrayal of public trust,” the PRC said.
Legal remedies still available. The commission said Alcantara, now considered a witness in the flood control scam that is at the center of the corruption scandal, remains entitled to legal remedies under due process.
It said he may file a motion for reconsideration with the board within 15 days from receipt of the decision. If denied, he has another 15 days to file a notice of appeal with the commission.
He recently turned over P181.37 million to the Department of Justice, as part of efforts to repay the P300 million he admitted pocketing through kickback schemes tied to flood control projects.
