President Ferdinand Marcos has appointed five new undersecretaries of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), including a former police provincial commander of Negros Occidental.
DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon administered the oath-taking of the five new officials on Monday, September 29 .
Retired Maj. Gen. Charles T. Calima Jr. was appointed Undersecretary for Special Concerns.
Calima, who is married to a Negrense, had served as director of the PNP Intelligence Directorate and chief of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office from February 2005 to September 2006.
The other appointed undersecretaries were :
· Arrey A. Perez—Undersecretary for Operations in charge of Convergence Projects and Technical Services
· Arthur V. Bisnar—Undersecretary for Regional Operations
· Ricardo Bernabe III—Undersecretary, Office of the Secretary
· Samuel Rufino J. Turgano—Undersecretary for Legal Services.*