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                    [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] => ) [1] => 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] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 171361 [Title] => DPWH execs face 521 counts of graft [Summary] => As many as 521 counts of criminal and administrative charges may be filed against two undersecretaries of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in connection with a P139-million vehicle repair scam, sources in the Office of the Ombudsman said yesterday.

This developed as acting Ombudsman Margarito Gervacio created a four-member panel of investigators to look into possible involvement in the anomaly of five ranking officials and at least 22 other personnel of the DPWH.
[DatePublished] => 2002-08-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 171264 [Title] => Arroyo wants vehicle repair raps filed vs 3 DPWH execs [Summary] => President Arroyo ordered yesterday three officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) charged before the Office of the Ombudsman for allegedly pocketing P150 million in state funds.

She also ordered Public Works Secretary Simeon Datumanong to have two undersecretaries investigated for allegedly failing to immediately report a vehicle repair scam that has resulted in millions of pesos in losses for the government.
[DatePublished] => 2002-08-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 171312 [Title] => 3 opisyal ng DPWH kasuhan ! - GMA [Summary] => Iniutos kahapon ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ang pagsasampa ng kaso laban sa tatlong matataas na opisyal ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) na umanoy sangkot sa P 139 milyong anomalya sa pagpapakumpuni ng sasakyan ng pamahalaan.

Tinukoy ng Pangulo na kasuhan sina Emily Tanquintic, Director 3 for Controllership and Finance Management; Bert Paborito,Director 3 for Administrative and Manpower Management at Floreindo Arias, Assistant Director ng Bureau of Equipment.
[DatePublished] => 2002-08-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 167541 [Title] => DPWH personnel linked to scam vow innocence [Summary] => What scam?

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.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 163339 [Title] => P.7-M spent for repair of just one DPWH car [Summary] => A P700,000 bill for the year-long repair of a car is one of the irregularities which a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) panel is investigating.

The anomaly, involving a car with license plate PAK 404, was uncovered in the course of the six-month probe ordered by Public Works and Highways Secretary Simeon Datumanong.

Repair on another car, with license plate PGG 946, reportedly cost the DPWH another P500,000. The vehicle spent the entire 2001 going in and out of a contractor’s repair shop.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [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] => ) [1] => 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] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 171361 [Title] => DPWH execs face 521 counts of graft [Summary] => As many as 521 counts of criminal and administrative charges may be filed against two undersecretaries of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in connection with a P139-million vehicle repair scam, sources in the Office of the Ombudsman said yesterday.

This developed as acting Ombudsman Margarito Gervacio created a four-member panel of investigators to look into possible involvement in the anomaly of five ranking officials and at least 22 other personnel of the DPWH.
[DatePublished] => 2002-08-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 171264 [Title] => Arroyo wants vehicle repair raps filed vs 3 DPWH execs [Summary] => President Arroyo ordered yesterday three officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) charged before the Office of the Ombudsman for allegedly pocketing P150 million in state funds.

She also ordered Public Works Secretary Simeon Datumanong to have two undersecretaries investigated for allegedly failing to immediately report a vehicle repair scam that has resulted in millions of pesos in losses for the government.
[DatePublished] => 2002-08-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 171312 [Title] => 3 opisyal ng DPWH kasuhan ! - GMA [Summary] => Iniutos kahapon ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ang pagsasampa ng kaso laban sa tatlong matataas na opisyal ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) na umanoy sangkot sa P 139 milyong anomalya sa pagpapakumpuni ng sasakyan ng pamahalaan.

Tinukoy ng Pangulo na kasuhan sina Emily Tanquintic, Director 3 for Controllership and Finance Management; Bert Paborito,Director 3 for Administrative and Manpower Management at Floreindo Arias, Assistant Director ng Bureau of Equipment.
[DatePublished] => 2002-08-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 167541 [Title] => DPWH personnel linked to scam vow innocence [Summary] => What scam?

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.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 163339 [Title] => P.7-M spent for repair of just one DPWH car [Summary] => A P700,000 bill for the year-long repair of a car is one of the irregularities which a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) panel is investigating.

The anomaly, involving a car with license plate PAK 404, was uncovered in the course of the six-month probe ordered by Public Works and Highways Secretary Simeon Datumanong.

Repair on another car, with license plate PGG 946, reportedly cost the DPWH another P500,000. The vehicle spent the entire 2001 going in and out of a contractor’s repair shop.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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