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January 21, 2026 | 4:02pm
Former DPWH district engineer Henry Alcantara is accompanied inside the Senate complex in Pasay on Jan. 21, 2026 for his transfer to a detention facility at the Department of Justice.
The STAR / Ryan Baldemor
MANILA, Philippines — Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) District Engineer Henry Alcantara is now in the custody of the Witness Protection Program (WPP).
Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida confirmed with reporters on Wednesday, January 21, that Alcantara is now at WPP.
"He is under now, officially, under the protective custody of the Witness Protection Program of the Department of Justice," Vida told reporters.
When asked where he would be brought, Vida said: "Any further information with exactly those details we cannot disclose."
Alcantara was earlier turned over by the Senate to the Department of Justice upon the agency's request, as he is a state witness in the flood control scandal.
On January 15, three former DPWH officials and one contractor were admitted as state witnesses in cases involving alleged anomalous flood control projects.
One of the four officials is Alcantara, who has returned ill-gotten wealth amounting to P181 million. Other state witnesses include contractor Sally Santos, former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo and Gerard Opulencia.
