Newly appointed Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon on Monday announced that all officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) — from undersecretaries to district engineers — will be asked to submit courtesy resignations, in line with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s directive for sweeping reforms in the agency.
In a Palace briefing, Dizon said the order will be carried out “immediately” in the coming days.
“Aking i-execute immediately sa susunod na araw. Unang-una po, ang unang-una ko pong order na ipalalabas ay ang pag-order ng courtesy resignations top to bottom — Usec, Asec, division head, regional director, hanggang district engineer ng buong bansa. Ito ang unang-una pong order na gusto ipalabas ng ating Pangulo,” Dizon stated.
He emphasized that the move is part of Marcos’ call for a “clean sweep” of the DPWH.
“Paglilinis, ‘yan po ang unang-unang direktiba ng ating pangulo. Nag-usap po kami nang matagal kanina at ang sabi niya, linisin ang DPWH,” he added.
Dizon also assured that after the resignations, a thorough review of personnel will be conducted to identify and retain competent and high-performing officials.
“Naniniwala sila na maraming mabubuti at magagaling na kawani ang DPWH. Ang utos ng ating pangulo, hanapin sila. At sila ang ilagay sa mga sensitibo at importanteng posisyon,” he said.
