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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).
DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon announced that the dismissal orders for Hernandez and Mendoza are ready to be signed.
The two engineers are among 25 individuals charged by DPWH before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with anomalies in flood control projects in Bulacan.
Several contractors have also been blacklisted by the DPWH due to anomalous flood control projects.
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered an investigation into these anomalous projects, with multiple government bodies and legislative chambers also conducting their own inquiries.
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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.
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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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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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Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon announced that criminal cases will be filed against Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials and contractors involved in anomalous flood control projects in Oriental Mindoro.
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