MANILA — Sally Santos, owner of SYMS Construction Trading, returned PHP15 million to the government on Monday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.

DOJ spokesperson Polo Martinez said the amount was delivered via armored vehicles as part of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the government and applicant witnesses in the ongoing investigation of anomalous flood control projects.

“I just received word that the armored vehicles that arrived earlier today carried the amount of more or less PHP15 million as part of the partial restitution by Sally Santos pursuant to the terms of her MOA,” Martinez said.

Santos previously testified during legislative inquiries that she lent her licenses to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers for use in projects in exchange for a 3 percent “royalty” fee. She denied knowing that her licenses would be used in anomalous projects. (PNA)