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However, Datumanong did more than just conclude the investigation. He recommended to the President at least eight people to top positions in the DPWH, with some recommendations dated as late as Jan. 14, the day before he turned his post over to Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando.


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Work on a viaduct that would connect NAIA directly to the South Superhighway is set to start next year. Bidding for the project is scheduled for October.


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Some of the 41 officials and employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) relieved over the weekend in the wake of the P150-million vehicle repair scam said they simply did their jobs by signing the dubious vouchers and that they never benefited from the anomalous car repair deals.


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Public Works and Highways Secretary Simeon Datumanong said yesterday that he will fire officials and employees linked to the multi-billion peso vehicle repair scandal even as he announced another anomaly in the department’s photocopying machines rental contracts.


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The program includes all ongoing and proposed bridge projects funded through the Official Development Assistance (ODA) and implemented by the DPWH, DPWH-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and other government agencies.


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ASSISTANT SECRETARY SALVADOR PLEYTO

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However, Datumanong did more than just conclude the investigation. He recommended to the President at least eight people to top positions in the DPWH, with some recommendations dated as late as Jan. 14, the day before he turned his post over to Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando.


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