No call from House panel for DPWH chief to take leave, resign--Ridon

Manila Bulletin

Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon has clarified that he is neither calling for the resignation nor the leave of absence of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/08/09/no-call-from-house-panel-for-dpwh-chief-to-take-leave-resign-ridon  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com @manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Sir, you said that you don't need the resignation of Secretary Bonoan.

00:07Do you have a problem that he can only do other people with the flood control projects?

00:16Do you have a problem that he can only do other officials with other officials?

00:21We need to know that he doesn't need the resignation of any other people.

00:25What they want is leave of absence. And it's true that we don't want to leave of absence to the Secretary Bonoan.

00:34To leave of absence, it's not whimsical.

00:39So, you need to actually, even preventive suspension at the level of the Ombudsman,

00:44there are some requisites before we reach that request or order.

00:51I mean, there is only a prima facie case that you should not be able to approve.

00:59That's why we can leave.

01:01But up until Monday, we don't have to see that.

01:06But we need to know that we need to know that the Cabagan Bridge, the Isabela,

01:13this is also given to the State of the Nation Address of our President.

01:18There are some officials of the DPWH in the privilege speech of Sen. Jingo Estrada.

01:26I think there are some serious allegations that are in the first incompetence of the high officials.

01:35The second, it's like an incompetence of the high officials.

01:38Maybe that's what the Secretary Bonoan can do with the Secretary Bonoan or the Ombudsman,

01:42if there are actual administrative proceedings, preventive administrative proceedings,

01:48that they can do that.

02:00So, I think it's a particular case that there may be preventive suspension,

02:05there may be administrative proceedings, preventive administrative proceedings,

02:09that they can do against them.

02:11But at the level of Secretary Bonoan, at this point, it might be a bit premature.

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