Napao files Ombudsman case anew vs Gonzales
Alleges plunder, substandard flood control projects
QUEZON CITY — Liga ng mga Barangay president and Sto. Cristo Barangay Chairman Terence Sampang Napao has filed a new verified complaint at the Office of the Ombudsman’s Area Office for Luzon against former House Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr., five members of his family, and four Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region III officials, accusing them of plunder, graft, and possession of prohibited interest over two flood-control contracts worth a combined ₱359,374,654.14.
Unlike Napao’s original September 2023 complaint, which centered on conflict of interest under the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, the new filing adds fresh evidence 2023 video footage and geotagged photographs taken July 30, 2026 alleging the projects were built with substandard materials that have since collapsed, eroded, or required unexplained repair.
Besides Gonzales, the complaint names: Aurelio Brenz P. Gonzales, president and majority stockholder (51%) of A.D. Gonzales Jr. Construction & Trading Co., Inc. (ADG) and now vice mayor of the City of San Fernando; Aurelio M. Gonzales III, ADG vice president (16%); Alyssa Michaela M. Gonzales, ADG corporate secretary/treasurer (16%) and now Pampanga’s 3rd District Representative; Aurelio Micheline M. Gonzales, ADG director (16%); and Zenaida G. Quiambao, ADG director and authorized managing officer (1%).
Four DPWH Region III officials are also charged (1) Former Regional Director Roseller A. Tolentino, who signed the Notices of Award and Contract Agreements; (2) BAC Chairman Ignacio F. Evangelista; (3) BAC Secretariat head Anna Marie L. Tayag; and (4) BAC Vice-Chairman Arthur Q. Santos. Unnamed “John Does” DPWH personnel who allegedly certified accomplishment reports and progress billings are also included.
The complaint asks the Ombudsman to investigate and prosecute for Plunder under Republic Act 7080; violations of Sections 3(e) and 3(h) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (RA 3019); Article 216 (possession of prohibited interest by a public officer) and Article 217 (malversation of public funds) of the Revised Penal Code; and Section 7 of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials (RA 6713). Administratively, it seeks findings of Grave Misconduct, Serious Dishonesty, Gross Neglect of Duty, and Conduct Prejudicial to the Best Interest of the Service, with penalties of dismissal and perpetual disqualification from public office.
The complaint centers on two DPWH Region III contracts along the Abacan River in Mexico, Pampanga:
(1) Contract ID 23C00048 — “Construction of Flood Control Structures, Abacan River, Diking and Slope Protection Works (Phase I),” in Suclaban — awarded for ₱94,552,876.03. Notice of Award: February 9, 2023; contract signed February 20; Notice to Proceed February 21; and
(2) Contract ID 23C00049 — “Flood Control Works, Abacan River, Diking and Slope Protection Works,” in Culubasa awarded for ₱264,821,778.11. Notice of Award: February 24, 2023; contract signed March 6; Notice to Proceed March 7.
Napao alleges both contracts were secured through Gonzales’s office as then-representative of Pampanga’s Third District, which covers San Fernando, Arayat, Bacolor, Mexico, and Santa Ana.
The complaint traces ADG’s ownership through its SEC filings. Gonzales was an incorporator in 1993, holding 77% of shares in a company bearing his own initials, and remained president until 2015, when his stake stood at 25%. General Information Sheets for 2022 and for 2023 through 2026 both show the company’s shares now held entirely by his children and immediate family, matching the officer list above. The complaint also alleges ADG’s registered office sits on land owned by Gonzales and his son, adjacent to the family residence, citing Google Earth imagery and land titles.
Substandard-work allegations
Napao says he personally shot video in 2023 at both project sites and returned to take geotagged photographs on July 30, 2026.
The photos and screen captures, attached as exhibits, allegedly show collapsed and displaced concrete slope-protection slabs, fractured concrete, large cavities behind and beneath the works, exposed and rusted steel components, undersized or misaligned sheet piles at the Culubasa site, and heavy debris accumulation.
Napao argues that visible remedial work at the Culubasa site by 2026 just a few years after completion supports his claim that the original materials and workmanship were deficient, and that ADG was nonetheless paid as though the projects met contract specifications.
The complaint leans on Cabrera v. People (G.R. No. 191611-14, April 6, 2022) to lay out the elements of Section 3(e) of RA 3019, and cites Bahilidad v. People (G.R. No. 185195, March 17, 2010), Go v. Sandiganbayan (G.R. No. 172602, April 13, 2007), and Mangubat v. Sandiganbayan (G.R. Nos. L-52872-52997, January 30, 1987). PRESS RELEASE
