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Dizon pressed to hire still untainted engineers
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson is advocating for a significant generational overhaul at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), encouraging new Secretary Vince Dizon to recruit fresh talent to combat deep-seated corruption within the agency.
Lacson expressed his dismay, describing the DPWH as "rotten" from its highest ranks down to the lowest, attributing the pervasive issues to "boundless greed."
He suggested that Secretary Dizon should consider hiring licensed civil engineers from the private sector who are presumably uncorrupted and trained in corporate best practices, thereby fostering a new generation of professional civil servants.
This call for change follows Secretary Dizon's recent demand for courtesy resignations from all DPWH officials, an initiative intended to purge the department and rebuild its reputation.
The DPWH is currently facing scrutiny over allegations of substandard and non-existent flood control projects, despite substantial allocations for such projects since 2011, which have failed to prevent widespread flooding.
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