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Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman and newly appointed DPWH Secretary Vince B. Dizon hold a press conference at the Department of Budget and Management headquarters in Manila on September 3, 2025. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed both agencies to conduct an extensive review of the DPWH budget under the proposed 2026 National Expenditure Program to ensure transparency, accountability, and the efficient use of infrastructure funds. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN Newsuntability, and maximizing the efficient use of infrastructure funds. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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<p>PAMPANGA — “Many” people in the Department of Public Works and Highways would lose their jobs as the government continues its probe into anomalous flood control projects, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said Saturday.</p><p>Dizon said this would happen as reforms are being implemented in the agency.</p><p>“Unang-una, hindi baka maraming mawawala — marami talaga ang mawawala dito,” Dizon told reporters.</p><p>(First of all, it&#x27;s not &#x27;many might lose their jobs&#x27;, many really will lose thirs jobs)</p><p>He said that &quot;at the rate we are going&quot;, DPWH would let go many people &quot;from top to bottom&quot; and will need to find a way to replace those who eill be sacked. </p><p>Dizon said he believes change in the agency must “start from within” as advised by former DPWH secretaries Rogelio “Babes” Singson and Ping de Jesus.</p><p>“[P]ero we also need to seek external help. Like getting external advisers sa mga engineering companies na respetado sa buong bansa. Importante din yun,” he said.</p><p>(But we also need to seek external help, like getting external advisers from widely respected engineering companies. That is also important)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/17/dpwh-usec-arrey-perez-quits-amid-leviste-accusation-1519"><strong>DPWH Usec. Arrey Perez quits amid Leviste accusation</strong></a></div><p>In late September, Dizon issued show-cause orders against several regional directors and district engineers believed to be involved in substandard infrastructure projects, tampering of evidence, as well as those flagged for having lavish lifestyles beyond their means.</p><p>The alleged substandard projects cited are those that have been personally inspected by Dizon or the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) these past few weeks and months.</p><p>The other offenses were reported to the new DPWH leadership by various sources.</p><p>Earlier that month, Dizon personally filed the graft and corruption, and malversation complaints against Henry Alcantara, Brice Hernandez and 18 other officials and employees of the Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office, who released the payment for the unfinished or non-existent projects.</p><p>They were also charged with violating the Government Procurement Act.</p><p>Dizon had earlier said he was going against “multi-billion” syndicates inside his agency.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/16/dpwh-to-start-probe-into-firm-linked-to-sen-bong-go-s-family-its-ties-to-discayas-1123"><strong>DPWH starts probe into firm linked to Sen. Bong Go&#x27;s family, its ties to Discayas</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oqTcwXCGuIY?si=OJfTLEWhIEICVylm" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>“Many” people in the Department of Public Works and Highways would lose their jobs as the government continues its probe into anomalous flood control projects, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said Saturday.</p>

“Many” people in the Department of Public Works and Highways would lose their jobs as the government continues its probe into anomalous flood control projects, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said Saturday.

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Dizon says ‘many’ in DPWH will lose jobs as flood control probe continues

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Published Oct 18, 2025 03:03 PM PHT

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