DPWH assures no critical documents lost in building fire amid probe

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon assured that no documents related to the ongoing probe into flood control anomalies were lost in a fire incident at the DPWH-Bureau of Research and Standards (BRS) building in Quezon City.

While some documents, including past field testing reports and materials sources reports, were affected by the fire, backup copies are available and scanned.

Dizon clarified that the BRS is not involved in the implementation of projects, but rather in providing studies for them.

He also corrected a previous statement, clarifying that the DPWH MIMAROPA or Region IV-B office was not affected by the fire.

The fire occurred amid investigations into DPWH-implemented flood control projects, following a report last month of 35 missing flood control projects in Quezon City.

Dizon expressed suspicion about the timing of the fire and has not ruled out any possibilities until the Bureau of Fire Protection completes its investigation.

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