DPWH officials charged with misconduct

Several officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Iloilo City District Engineering Office face dismissal from service in connection with anomalies surrounding the Iloilo-Jaro Diversion Road project.

The Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Visayas ordered the dismissal of Officer-in-Charge District Engineer Teodoro Castillo, Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Chairman Ruby Lagoc as well as BAC members Construction Section Chief Joemar Nepomuceno, Maintenance Section Chief Nestor Molato and Planning and Design Section Chief Jonathan Dublas for grave misconduct.