Bonoan resigns as DPWH chief over flood control anomalies

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.

Bonoan had previously insisted that leaving his post was not the solution but accepted accountability.

Vince Dizon was sworn in as the new DPWH chief, replacing Bonoan.

Marcos Jr. tapped Dizon for the role due to his performance at the Department of Transportation.

Bonoan faced the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee over the flood control anomalies.

The President had previously ordered a probe into flood control projects initiated or completed within the last three years following significant flooding in July.

Calls for Bonoan's resignation intensified after President Marcos inspected a P55-million river wall project in Baliwag, Bulacan, which was marked as completed but had not yet been constructed.

The DPWH has also been involved in another controversy where a district engineer was accused of attempting to bribe a lawmaker to halt investigations into flood control structures.