^
+ Follow MIR AND PABLO Tag
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 190525
                    [Title] => DPWH official linked to repair scam retires quietly
                    [Summary] => With less fanfare than his outgoing boss, a ranking official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) silently retired earlier than scheduled amid allegations of his involvement in the P182-million vehicle repair scam.


The STAR
learned that DPWH Undersecretary Edmund Mir went on terminal leave on Dec. 27, the last working day of 2001.

The 64-year old official was not due to retire until December this year, or when he reaches the compulsory retirement age of 65.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 184849 [Title] => Arroyo orders DPWH to speed up repair scam probe [Summary] => The probe into the car repair anomalies in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has been put in the fast lane.

President Arroyo has ordered the DPWH to speed up its 11-month-old investigation into the P182 million vehicle repair scam following the expiration of the 90-day suspension on those implicated in the anomaly.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 181673 [Title] => DPWH officials to draft vehicle repair guidelines [Summary] => Two weeks after the supposed deadline to come up with added measures to prevent the recurrence of the vehicle repair scam, the two Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials, initially tagged negligent in preventing it, are yet to come up with new repair guidelines. The formulation of stricter measures are supposed to be their punishment instead.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 180876 [Title] => 2 DPWH officials reinstated after presidential scolding [Summary] => President Arroyo has approved the reinstatement of two undersecretaries of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) allegedly involved in an embezzlement scandal that siphoned off millions in department funds.

Undersecretaries Edmund Mir and Mabini Pablo were suspended in August for 90 days after they — along with several other DPWH officials — were accused of claiming bogus repairs on department-owned vehicles that totaled P182 million over a few years.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 171492 [Title] => Government prosecutors eye plunder raps vs DPWH execs in repair scam [Summary] => State prosecutors are eyeing the filing of plunder charges against five ranking officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) implicated in a P139-million vehicle repair scam.

Meanwhile, Acting Ombudsman Margarito Gervacio has asked the Bureau of Immigration to issue a hold-departure order against the five officials and at least 22 other personnel of the DPWH pending completion of the investigation and the filing of appropriate charges.
[DatePublished] => 2002-08-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
MIR AND PABLO
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 190525
                    [Title] => DPWH official linked to repair scam retires quietly
                    [Summary] => With less fanfare than his outgoing boss, a ranking official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) silently retired earlier than scheduled amid allegations of his involvement in the P182-million vehicle repair scam.


The STAR
learned that DPWH Undersecretary Edmund Mir went on terminal leave on Dec. 27, the last working day of 2001.

The 64-year old official was not due to retire until December this year, or when he reaches the compulsory retirement age of 65.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 184849 [Title] => Arroyo orders DPWH to speed up repair scam probe [Summary] => The probe into the car repair anomalies in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has been put in the fast lane.

President Arroyo has ordered the DPWH to speed up its 11-month-old investigation into the P182 million vehicle repair scam following the expiration of the 90-day suspension on those implicated in the anomaly.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 181673 [Title] => DPWH officials to draft vehicle repair guidelines [Summary] => Two weeks after the supposed deadline to come up with added measures to prevent the recurrence of the vehicle repair scam, the two Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials, initially tagged negligent in preventing it, are yet to come up with new repair guidelines. The formulation of stricter measures are supposed to be their punishment instead.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 180876 [Title] => 2 DPWH officials reinstated after presidential scolding [Summary] => President Arroyo has approved the reinstatement of two undersecretaries of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) allegedly involved in an embezzlement scandal that siphoned off millions in department funds.

Undersecretaries Edmund Mir and Mabini Pablo were suspended in August for 90 days after they — along with several other DPWH officials — were accused of claiming bogus repairs on department-owned vehicles that totaled P182 million over a few years.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 171492 [Title] => Government prosecutors eye plunder raps vs DPWH execs in repair scam [Summary] => State prosecutors are eyeing the filing of plunder charges against five ranking officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) implicated in a P139-million vehicle repair scam.

Meanwhile, Acting Ombudsman Margarito Gervacio has asked the Bureau of Immigration to issue a hold-departure order against the five officials and at least 22 other personnel of the DPWH pending completion of the investigation and the filing of appropriate charges.
[DatePublished] => 2002-08-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
abtest
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with