THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) plans to initiate a new bidding for the long-delayed Malabog flyover in Daraga, Albay in February, with plans to complete the project within two years.

“This is a project by the Discaya-owned Alpha & Omega (Alpha & Omega Gen. Contractor & Development Corp.). We are now terminating it. So, this February, we will conduct the bidding of the project once it is formally terminated. We are targeting to complete this by around one to one and a half years,” Public Works Secretary Vivencio B. Dizon said in a media release on Sunday.

Mr. Dizon said the project, which began in 2021, has faced delays that have caused traffic congestion in the province, particularly from the Bicol International Airport to the Maharlika Highway.

Data from the DPWH showed that the P58.63-million contract for the project was formally signed in 2024 between the DPWH and the joint venture of Alpha & Omega and Next Generation Construction and Supply Corp., while funding for the project came from the 2021 General Appropriations Act.

According to the contract, the project must be completed within 220 calendar days or more than seven months.

Companies owned by former Pasig mayoral candidate Cezarah Rowena C. Discaya, such as Alpha & Omega Gen. and St. Timothy Construction, were among the top 15 flood control contractors that cornered a bulk of projects since 2022. — Ashley Erika O. Jose

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