DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon and Charles Calima (right) after the oathtaking rights.*
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 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 Negrense Claudine Dumalag Calima, 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 are:
· 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.*