PUBLIC Works Secretary Vivencio Dizon has relieved two district engineers in Pampanga for their alleged failure to implement road safety measures along a highway in Angeles City following the death of a man who fell into an open manhole.
‘In view of your failure to comply with the required safety standards, among other infractions, you are hereby relieved of your duties as Officers-in-charge, Office of the District Engineer and Office of the Assistant District Engineer, Pampanga Third District Engineering Office,’ Dizon said in a memorandum released on Sunday night and addressed to Pampanga 3DEO officer-in-charge Aser Mallari and OIC Assistant District Engineer Augustin Dagsaan Jr.
The order takes effect immediately.
He also ordered both officials to conduct an inventory, accomplish, complete and sign all pending documents and deliverables, and formally turn over all official documents to the appropriate office to ensure the uninterrupted delivery of public service.
The victim, Reiner Novero, died after falling into a flooded, open drainage canal along Fil-Am Friendship Highway, barangay Cutcut, Angeles City on August 28.
The incident was captured via a closed-circuit television camera and went viral on social media. PNA