“Huwag na maghintay ng red tape, huwag na maghintay ng proseso.” This was the marching order of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon to officials from…
Category: Editorial
An issue with numbers in the STY Uwan damage report
In the aftermath of super typhoon Uwan’s rampage in Catanduanes, local officials are scrambling to provide assistance to affected communities, particularly those hard-hit by the storm surge and river flooding.…
No bidders for future DPWH infra projects
Much has been made by Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon of his order lowering the prices of construction materials used in infrastructure projects of the scandal-plagued…
Preparing for the Big One needs a concerted effort
Given the recent spate of strong earthquakes in northern and central Luzon, central Visayas and eastern Mindanao, the provincial government’s directive to the 11 towns to develop and implement comprehensive…
DPWH moves to prevent ghost, substandard projects
DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon’s directive to indefinitely suspend road reblocking in different parts of the country is certainly most welcome. Readers may recall that in the first week of June…
No room for finger-pointing in the first 100 days
This October 8, 2025 marks the 100th day of the local chief executives who assumed office at noon of June 30, particularly the new governors and mayors. Reports will most…
District engineers and undue political influence
Last week, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed a resolution urgently requesting DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon to immediately replace the officer-in-charge of the Catanduanes District Engineering Office, who was appointed just a…
Wasting precious time and limited resources
On Monday, just nine days after Republic Act 12287 or the Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster Act was signed into law, what could have been the first application of…
The one who must not be named
“Hindi ko po alam.” “Hindi po namin kilala.” So did some officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) answer the Sangguniang Panlalawigan during a committee hearing on…
Wiping the slate clean in both houses of Congress
Last Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, during the 46th Annual General Membership Assembly, several critics of the Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) tried to engineer the ouster of the entire FICELCO…