Dizon to new graduates: Be part of the fight vs. corruption in DPWH

By Ferdinand Patinio, Philippine News Agency

JOIN DPWH. Public Works Sec. Vince Dizon on Wednesday (Jan. 21, 2026) urges fresh graduates of Mapúa University in Intramuros to apply at the department and help get rid of corruption during a jobs fair in the school. The campus jobs fair is set to visit other schools in Manila. (Photo: PNA/Facebook)

MANILA – Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon on Wednesday called on young Filipinos and fresh graduates to join the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and help get rid of corruption.

At the first DPWH Campus Job Fair held at Mapúa University in Intramuros, Dizon urged them to apply, saying it is a “golden opportunity” for young engineers to be “part of the solution”.

“Because that’s what we need. We need more people to join us and try to solve all these problems,” he said at the opening of the job fair where more than 300 student-applicants participated.

“But we need you. We need to remove the rotten eggs and we need to bring in fresh blood.”

The job fair aims to encourage the youth to help with the ongoing changes in the agency, also based on the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to clean up the ranks of the department.

Earlier, the President directed the DPWH to recruit young professionals to fill 2,000 vacant positions.

Aside from Mapúa University, the job fair is set to visit other schools in Metro Manila such as Ateneo de Manila University, University of Santo Tomas, Dela Salle University, Polytechnic University of the Philippines and the University of the Philippines.