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Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Monday, Jan. 12, relieved eight regional and district officials as part of a department-wide shake-up aimed at addressing anomalies in flood control projects and strengthening accountability across the agency. (Video courtesy of DPWH | FB)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/01/12/dpwh-to-launch-full-maharlika-highway-rehabilitation-for-2026

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00:00Okay, ito, last ko na lang, no?
00:01I will be announcing changes in starting with the regions and some districts today, no?
00:12And the first announcement I will be making is the relief of four regional directors.
00:18So, there have been, we are officially relieving today for various reasons, no?
00:25So, specifically because there are ongoing investigations here, which I cannot fully disclose to you.
00:35But suffice it to say, we are investigating a lot of people in the department.
00:40And officially, we are relieving four regional directors.
00:44Regional Director Ronel Tan of Region 1.
00:48Regional Director Jovel Mendoza of Region 4A.
00:52Regional Director Virgilio Eduarte of Region 5.
00:56And Regional Director Danilo Villa of Region 7.
01:00We are also relieving assistant regional directors, ARD Farala, Neil Farala of Region 4B.
01:09And also, Regional Director Annie De La Vega of Region 5.
01:15And we are also relieving regional director, UMALI, sorry, District Engineer UMALI of the 3rd District of Metro Manila
01:29and District Engineer Manny Burusan of South Manila DEO.
01:34So, relief ito, so they are relieved effective when I sign the relief orders, which will come in the next day or so.
01:49So, we are also, for all intents, relieving three DEs, La Union 1st District Engineering Office, Sherry Lan Gonzalez,
02:04Iloilo City, DEO Roy Pacanan, and Leite 4th District Engineer, Peter Scheller Soko,
02:15because they have not met CSE qualification standards.
02:18So, we are going to be very, very strict, and I will be releasing in the next few weeks, days or weeks,
02:25the new requirements, the new requirements, merit requirements for all officials of DPWH,
02:34specifically District Engineers, Assistant District Engineers, the Regional Directors, and Assistant Regional Directors.
02:41Gagawin natin mas matibay, mas malahas ang mga requirements at qualifications para sa mga opisyalis ng department.
02:51And this will come in the next few weeks.
02:53Pero ito na yung initial batch ng mga rini-relieve natin.
02:59At mag-a-announce din ako ng mga changes across the various regions.
03:04And I will make this public, this is, mayroon tayong pagbabago sa mga iba't ibang regions.
03:12Mayroon mga iba na magsistay muna, may mga iba na papalitan.
03:16No, and I will give you this list.
03:21We will publish this list after this press conference.
03:25Ito yung from regions.
03:27So, next slide, please.
03:29You don't have to take a picture.
03:30We will just release it to you.
03:31And these are the new assignments for Regional Directors.
03:36And also for, tawag dito, new, sorry, may magi dito.
03:50Si Director Ayag, gigipat sa Region 6.
03:55At si RD Fruto, gigipat sa Maguito.
04:00So anyway, we will correct this and we will, we will correct this and move it to you.
04:07Anyway.
04:07So, and then, sorry, what about the ARDs?
04:14Ayun na, nandiyan na rin pag ang ARDs.
04:16So anyway, we will, we will send you the final list today.
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