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Brice Hernandez, two Mendozas sacked over P55-M Bulacan projects
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vivencio "Vince" B. Dizon dismissed three officials from the Bulacan first district Engineering Office: former Assistant District Engineer Brice Ericson D. Hernandez, Construction Division Chief Jaypee D. Mendoza, and Accountant Juanito C. Mendoza.
The officials were found guilty of disloyalty to the Republic of the Philippines and to the Filipino people, grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.
Their dismissal includes perpetual disqualification from holding public office, forfeiture of retirement benefits, and cancellation of civil service eligibility.
The administrative case is linked to alleged anomalous flood control projects in Baliwag and Plaridel, involving P55-M in projects.
The dismissals follow a congressional probe into alleged anomalous flood-control projects, and the officials were named in graft complaints filed by Secretary Dizon on September 11.
During a House hearing, Brice Hernandez presented photos he claimed showed stacks of cash allegedly distributed as kickbacks by his former superior, dismissed Bulacan 1st District engineer Henry Alcantara.
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Former Bulacan first district assistant engineers Brice Hernandez and Jaypee Mendoza will be dismissed from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has filed criminal complaints against 20 former officials and five contractors before the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged anomalies in flood control projects in Bulacan.
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DPWH Secretary Vivencio "Vince" Dizon is urging employees to help identify and remove corrupt individuals within the department as part of a major reform initiative.
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Former DPWH assistant engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez accused Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva of involvement in anomalous flood control projects, alleging they received 30% kickbacks.
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Jaypee Mendoza, a dismissed Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer from Bulacan, has voluntarily left the protective custody of the House of Representatives.
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