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<p>MANILA -- The project engineer and all personnel assigned to a collapsed flood control project in Oriental Mindoro have been relieved of their duties, DPWH Mimaropa Regional Director Engr. Gerald Pacanan announced on Sunday.</p><p>Pacanan had rushed to Oriental Mindoro a day after Governor Humerlito “Bonz” Dolor lost his temper during an inspection, where it was discovered that the collapsed flood control projects there may have been substandard.</p><p>Pacanan immediately proceeded to one of the damaged road dikes in Barangay Mulawin, Naujan, where a security guard from the construction company attempted to stop the governor from conducting an inspection last Saturday.</p><p>The Department of Public Works and Highways&#x27; fact-finding team is still investigating the project, even with the firing of the engineer.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/8/16/oriental-mindoro-governor-barred-from-inspecting-collapsed-flood-control-project-0118"><strong>Oriental Mindoro governor barred from inspecting collapsed flood control project</strong></a> </div><p>“Para po maging transparent, ang ilalagay ko po dito bagong engineer, bagong mga tao para po maiwasan kung mayroon man collusion o nag-uusap-usap ang contractor at &#x27;yung engineer,” Pacanan said. </p><p>Pacanan also apologized to Gov. Dolor for the incident in which the construction company’s guard tried to block the governor’s inspection. </p><p>“Humingi po ako ng patawad sa kaniya at sa buong mamamayan ng Mindoro dahil hindi po yun dapat nangyari. Uulitin ko po, hindi po dapat nangyari,” he added. </p><p>He clarified, “Hindi ko po instruction personally o mga tao ko man na pagbawalan ang kahit sino lalong lalo na ngayon na may isyu tayo sa flood control. Bawal natin pigilan ang kahit sino, ipakita natin sa lahat na may ginagawa tayo dito.” </p><p>Pacanan inspected all the collapsed flood control projects in Oriental Mindoro but said he could not yet confirm if substandard materials were used. </p><p>“Ang DPWH po, particularly ang DPWH Mimaropa, kami po talaga ay nag-oobserve sa pinakamataas na quality, ng standard, ng efficiency, transparency at saka walang tolerance sa corruption,” he said. </p><p>The fact-finding investigation is now underway, and Pacanan assured the public that those at fault will be held accountable. </p><p>“It is composed of lawyers and technical experts, independent po sila sa mga gumagawa ng proyekto natin. Lahat po ng proyekto natin sa buong MIMAROPA iimbestigahan para makita kung sino ang may pananagutan. Kung may pananagutan ang contractor, lalabas po yun sa imbestigasyon. Kung may pananagutan ang empleyado mismo ng DPWH, lalabas din po sa imbestigasyon. Wala po tayong sisinuhin, wala po tayong sasantuhin,” the DPWH Mimaropa official added. </p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/8/17/coa-orders-fraud-audit-on-flood-control-projects-in-bulacan-1551"><strong>COA orders fraud audit on flood control projects in Bulacan </strong></a></div><p>Gov. Dolor found during his inspection that the road dike was allegedly built with thin cement and undersized steel bars which caused it to fail against the force of the flood last month. </p><p>Flood control projects are crucial in Oriental Mindoro, particularly along the Bucayao and Mag-asawang Tubig rivers, which frequently overflow and cause severe flooding in towns of the first district.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SIBMA9lkVwA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The project engineer and all personnel assigned to a collapsed flood control project in Oriental Mindoro have been relieved of their duties, DPWH Mimaropa Regional Director Engr. Gerald Pacanan announced on Sunday.</p>

The project engineer and all personnel assigned to a collapsed flood control project in Oriental Mindoro have been relieved of their duties, DPWH Mimaropa Regional Director Engr. Gerald Pacanan announced on Sunday.

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DPWH engineer in collapsed flood control project in Oriental Mindoro fired

Dennis Datu,

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Published August 17, 2025 11:12 PM PHT

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Updated August 18, 2025 01:43 AM PHT

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