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New DPWH chief scraps committee formed to probe flood control mess

The DPWH cannot investigate its own. Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon scrapped Tuesday a DPWH internal committee formed to investigate alleged anomalies in the department's flood control projects.

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Jervis Manahan

David Dizon

ABS-CBN News

MANILA (UPDATED) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways cannot investigate its own.Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon scrapped Tuesday an internal committee created by former <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/1/marcos-bonoan-s-resignation-a-form-of-command-responsibility-over-alleged-dpwh-anomalies-1004">DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan</a> to investigate alleged anomalies in the department&#x27;s flood control projects.&quot;Pasensiya na lang po, hindi ako sang-ayon dito kaya bubuwagin ko ito ngayong araw na ito. Kailangan ko buwagin &#x27;yun today… Tingin ko po may mali po dun,&quot; he said.He said his new team will look into the projects and those accountable before submitting their findings to an independent commission formed by Malacanang &quot;para sila ang mag-iimbestiga.&quot;&quot;Hindi ho pwedeng kami &#x27;yun. Pasintabi na lang po kay dating Secretary Manny but I find that wrong.&quot;<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/31/manuel-bonoan-resigns-as-dpwh-secretary-1633">READ: Bonoan out, Dizon in as new acting DPWH secretary amid flood control fiasco</a></div>Dizon says Bonoan&#x27;s internal task force was created before the President announced the creation of an independent commission to look after corruption in flood control projects.&quot;Respetuhin na lang natin ang wisdom ng ating Pangulo kaya yun po ay bubuwagin ko na po today,&quot; he said.(Let&#x27;s respect the wisdom of the President, that&#x27;s why I&#x27;m abolishing the internal task force today.)Prior to his resignation, Bonoan created a task force that would look into the massive corruption in the flood control mess.Dizon says he is not yet privy to the composition of this body.Asked if Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong is part of it, Dizon says he has no knowledge yet, but acknowledged he will be much welcome as a vocal advocate against corruption.&quot;Napaka-welcome na development po yan kung totoo, kasi po at the forefront po si Mayor Magalong. Ito po ay hindi lang ngayon kundi matagal na,&quot; Dizon said.(That would be a welcome development if it&#x27;s true because he is at the forefront of the anti corruption advocacy. He&#x27;s been doing that for a long time.)Dizon says he will go around to check the flood control projects very soon.The new public works chief earlier ordered the courtesy resignations of officials in his agency, as part of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.&#x27;s order for a &quot;top to bottom cleanup&quot; of DPWH amid the billion-peso flood control mess.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/1/-clean-slate-from-top-to-bottom-vince-dizon-to-order-courtesy-resignations-of-dpwh-officials-1221">READ: Vince Dizon to order courtesy resignations of DPWH officials</a></div>Dizon said he believes there are more upright DPWH employees than those who are corrupt, adding that the cleanup seeks to root out the latter. &quot;Ipalit natin &#x27;yung maayos,&quot; he said.&quot;Kailangan po natin ng fresh start…Wala po tayong choice,&quot; he said.Meanwhile, Marcos said he will soon talk about the independent body he created.He refused to divulge any further details as of now.Marcos Jr and Dizon attended the inauguration of a shipyard in Subic, Zambales on Tuesday– which is also Dizon&#x27;s last event as transportation chief.<div></div>

The DPWH cannot investigate its own. Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon scrapped Tuesday a DPWH internal committee formed to investigate alleged anomalies in the department's flood control projects.