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An official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), who was among those tagged in the P4.3-million vehicle repair scam, yesterday said he would appeal the dismissal order issued by the Office of the Ombudsman against him.

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After a decade of investigation, the Office of the Ombudsman has finally ordered the dismissal from government service of 24 officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) who were tagged in the vehicle repair anomaly of 2001.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 388933 [Title] => Sandigan justices asked to inhibit selves from DPWH case [Summary] => Due to their reputation as a "conviction court," justices of the Sandiganbayan’s fourth division have been asked by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) employees accused in an alleged P134-million vehicle repair scam to inhibit themselves from the case.

"It came to the knowledge of the accused that the Sandiganbayan’s fourth division has the highest rating of conviction at more than 85 percent," said the 26 employees accused in the case in an eight-page motion.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 242384 [Title] => DPWH personnel involved in scam go ‘on leave’ [Summary] => All those who have been implicated in the P134-million vehicle repair scam in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) went "on leave" before the filing of plunder charges were announced by the Office of the Ombudsman last Friday.

DPWH Undersecretary Rafael Yabut said the personnel records showed the 20 officials and employees implicated in the scam had filed their respective leaves of absences for various reasons.

Yabut said many of those leaves had not been approved and there was no indication that they would return to work.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 241732 [Title] => Assets of DPWH personnel in repair scam to be seized [Summary] => Government prosecutors will move to confiscate all the assets and properties acquired by the 20 officials and employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and 10 private individuals who were charged with plunder before the Sandiganbayan last Friday.

"We will freeze their assets which includes their bank deposits," Chief Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa Ignacio said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 241468 [Title] => DPWH repair scam: 30 people charged [Summary] => Twenty officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and 10 private individuals were charged with plunder before the Sandiganbayan yesterday over the alleged P134-million "ghost repairs" of department vehicles.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 241557 [Title] => 20 opisyal ng DPWH at 10 pa kinasuhan ng P134-M plunder [Summary] => Nahaharap sa P134 milyong kasong plunder sa Sandiganbayan ang nasa 20 opisyal ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DWPH) at 10 pribadong indibidwal na sinampahan ng kaso kahapon matapos na magsabwatan ang mga ito sa pagpapaayos ng mga sasakyan ng gobyerno.
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Mrs. Arroyo affirmed the Dec. 19, 2002 recommendation of the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC), which found the DPWH officials "guilty of dishonesty, grave misconduct, gross negligence of duty and conduct prejudicial to the best interests of the service."
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The fate of over 20 Department of Public Works and Highways officials and personnel involved in the 2001 vehicle scam that cost taxpayers P182 million is set to be decided by DPWH Secretary Simeon Datumanong soon, following the official closing of the investigation into the scandal last week.
[DatePublished] => 2002-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 171756 [Title] => Political patrons of DPWH personnel involved in scam start lobby drive [Summary] => Political patrons of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials who have been suspended for their alleged involvement in a P139-million vehicle repair scam have stepped up efforts to stop an ongoing investigation.

Sources at the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) said top government officials have been calling their office to pressure Government Corporate Counsel Amado Valdez to ease up on the probe on at least five 22 DPWH employees, including three ranking officials.
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An official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), who was among those tagged in the P4.3-million vehicle repair scam, yesterday said he would appeal the dismissal order issued by the Office of the Ombudsman against him.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 713432 [Title] => DPWH execs in vehicle repair scam dismissed [Summary] =>

After a decade of investigation, the Office of the Ombudsman has finally ordered the dismissal from government service of 24 officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) who were tagged in the vehicle repair anomaly of 2001.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 388933 [Title] => Sandigan justices asked to inhibit selves from DPWH case [Summary] => Due to their reputation as a "conviction court," justices of the Sandiganbayan’s fourth division have been asked by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) employees accused in an alleged P134-million vehicle repair scam to inhibit themselves from the case.

"It came to the knowledge of the accused that the Sandiganbayan’s fourth division has the highest rating of conviction at more than 85 percent," said the 26 employees accused in the case in an eight-page motion.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 242384 [Title] => DPWH personnel involved in scam go ‘on leave’ [Summary] => All those who have been implicated in the P134-million vehicle repair scam in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) went "on leave" before the filing of plunder charges were announced by the Office of the Ombudsman last Friday.

DPWH Undersecretary Rafael Yabut said the personnel records showed the 20 officials and employees implicated in the scam had filed their respective leaves of absences for various reasons.

Yabut said many of those leaves had not been approved and there was no indication that they would return to work.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 241732 [Title] => Assets of DPWH personnel in repair scam to be seized [Summary] => Government prosecutors will move to confiscate all the assets and properties acquired by the 20 officials and employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and 10 private individuals who were charged with plunder before the Sandiganbayan last Friday.

"We will freeze their assets which includes their bank deposits," Chief Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa Ignacio said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 241468 [Title] => DPWH repair scam: 30 people charged [Summary] => Twenty officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and 10 private individuals were charged with plunder before the Sandiganbayan yesterday over the alleged P134-million "ghost repairs" of department vehicles.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 241557 [Title] => 20 opisyal ng DPWH at 10 pa kinasuhan ng P134-M plunder [Summary] => Nahaharap sa P134 milyong kasong plunder sa Sandiganbayan ang nasa 20 opisyal ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DWPH) at 10 pribadong indibidwal na sinampahan ng kaso kahapon matapos na magsabwatan ang mga ito sa pagpapaayos ng mga sasakyan ng gobyerno.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 191299 [Title] => 5 DPWH officials fired over vehicle scam [Summary] => President Arroyo dismissed yesterday five key officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for their involvement in a P182-million vehicle repair anomaly that hit the agency in 2001.

Mrs. Arroyo affirmed the Dec. 19, 2002 recommendation of the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC), which found the DPWH officials "guilty of dishonesty, grave misconduct, gross negligence of duty and conduct prejudicial to the best interests of the service."
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 189297 [Title] => DPWH chief to decide fate of charged officials [Summary] => Will there be fireworks?

The fate of over 20 Department of Public Works and Highways officials and personnel involved in the 2001 vehicle scam that cost taxpayers P182 million is set to be decided by DPWH Secretary Simeon Datumanong soon, following the official closing of the investigation into the scandal last week.
[DatePublished] => 2002-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 171756 [Title] => Political patrons of DPWH personnel involved in scam start lobby drive [Summary] => Political patrons of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials who have been suspended for their alleged involvement in a P139-million vehicle repair scam have stepped up efforts to stop an ongoing investigation.

Sources at the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) said top government officials have been calling their office to pressure Government Corporate Counsel Amado Valdez to ease up on the probe on at least five 22 DPWH employees, including three ranking officials.
[DatePublished] => 2002-08-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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