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3 DPWH Bulacan officials dismissed, banned for life over anomalous flood projects

Published Sep 15, 2025 10:52 am

At A Glance

  • Three DPWH Bulacan officials dismissed from service over anomalous flood projects
  • Penalty includes lifetime ban from public office and forfeiture of benefits
  • Officials found guilty of grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty, and disloyalty
  • Case stemmed from a show-cause order issued in August 2025
  • Decision rendered under Bagong Pilipinas agenda to safeguard public funds
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince B. Dizon holds a press conference at the agency’s head office in Port Area, Manila, on September 12, 2025, where he vowed to recover public funds allegedly lost to anomalous flood-control projects. (Photo courtesy of DPWH)
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince B. Dizon holds a press conference at the agency’s head office in Port Area, Manila, on September 12, 2025, where he vowed to recover public funds allegedly lost to anomalous flood-control projects. (Photo courtesy of DPWH)
Three officials of the Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) were dismissed from service and permanently banned from holding government posts over irregularities in flood control projects.
DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the penalty also includes forfeiture of retirement benefits except accrued leave credits and cancellation of their civil service eligibility.
The ruling covered former Assistant District Engineer Brice Ericson D. Hernandez, Construction Section Chief Jaypee D. Mendoza, and Accountant Juanito C. Mendoza, who were earlier reassigned to the DPWH Regional Office No. III.
They were found guilty of disloyalty to the Republic and the Filipino people, grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.
Case records show that on Aug. 20, then-DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan issued a show-cause order directing the officials to explain their involvement in the anomalies, which became the basis of the administrative case that led to their dismissal.
“This dismissal is a clear and unmistakable message: public office is a public trust, and any betrayal of that trust will have lifelong consequences,” Dizon said.
The decision was rendered without prejudice to the filing of separate civil or criminal charges, which may subject the three officials to further court proceedings beyond administrative penalties.
The ruling, issued under Administrative Case No. OSEC-05-2025 and pursuant to the 2025 Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service (RACCS), formalized their dismissal from government service.
It was released under the Bagong Pilipinas governance agenda, underscoring the administration’s pledge to safeguard public funds and restore integrity in government service.

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