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Bonoan on flood control projects: We've already discovered something
Former Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan stated that they have already discovered something regarding questionable flood control projects before his resignation.
Bonoan mentioned that he will hand over relevant documents to the new DPWH Secretary, Vince Dizon.
He explained his resignation was to give President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. a fresh start and a free hand to implement institutional reforms.
President Marcos Jr. accepted Bonoan's resignation, citing command responsibility.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated that Manuel Bonoan's resignation as Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was an act of "command responsibility" concerning alleged anomalies in the agency's flood control projects.
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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to rebid flood control projects that failed during heavy rains or were found to be non-existent.
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Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon announced he will order courtesy resignations from all officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), from undersecretaries to district engineers nationwide, as part of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s directive to investigate corruption.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. announced the upcoming creation of an independent commission through an Executive Order to investigate anomalies in flood control projects.
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