Three officials of the Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) were dismissed from service and permanently banned from holding government posts over irregularities in flood control projects.
00:00The Department of Public Works and Highways has ruled that three officials of its Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office were dismissed from service and are permanently banned from holding government posts over irregularities in flood control projects.
00:17The ruling covered former Assistant District Engineer Bryce Erickson D. Hernandez, Construction Section Chief JPD Mendoza, and Accountant Juanito C. Mendoza, who were earlier reassigned to the DPWH Regional Office No. 3.
00:33The individuals were found guilty of disloyalty to the Republic and the Filipino people, grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.
00:45DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the penalty also includes forfeiture of retirement benefits, accept accrued leave credits, and cancellation of their civil service eligibility.
00:58He also said that the dismissal is a clear and unmistakable message, that public office is public trust, and any betrayal of that trust will have lifelong consequences.
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