ILOILO CITY — An Antique-based civic and environmental advocacy group said the complaints it filed before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas over alleged irregularities in infrastructure projects are only the first of several cases it plans to pursue against government officials and contractors.

AMLIG Antique Alliance on Thursday filed its initial batch of complaints covering five Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) infrastructure projects in Antique.

In an interview with GMA Super Radyo Iloilo, AMLIG Antique Alliance board chairman Atty. Rolly Pedrina described the filing as only the “first wave” of the group’s legal campaign.

“This is only the first wave. We are preparing more complaints,” Pedrina said, adding that the succeeding cases will be filed before the Office of the Ombudsman Central Office in Manila.

The complaints cover the Funda-Dalipe Coastal Road, Seawall and Esplanade in San Jose de Buenavista; Pandan-Ibajay Road; Maybunga-San Ramon Road, part of the Laua-an–Bugasong–Barbaza Road Corridor; Laua-an Ridge View to Aklan River Road; and the Panay East-West Road in Valderrama.

Named as respondents are incumbent and former officials of DPWH Region 6, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Environmental Management Bureau, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, the Antique District Engineering Office, and private contractors.

AMLIG alleged that the respondents violated the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System, the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act, and other environmental and government procurement laws.