Manila, Oct. 27 -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) assured senators on Monday that administrative and dismissal proceedings against personnel accused of corruption are continuing despite procedural issues raised in the Office of the Ombudsman.

During the Senate Committee on Finance's deliberation of the agency's proposed 2026 budget, Senator Rodante Marcoleta asked DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon about the status of the criminal complaints filed last Sept. 11 against 20 officials of the agency's Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office.

Dizon said while four officials have been dismissed, the remaining 16 are under preventive suspension as the department pursues administrative cases in coordination with the Civil Service Co...