MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said the resignation of Manuel Bonoan as public works secretary was mainly due to “command responsibility.”

Speaking at the sidelines of the Turismo Asenso Loan Program awarding ceremony in Pasay City, Marcos said that Bonoan felt the need to step down because issues surrounding the government’s flood control projects “happened under his watch.”, This news data comes from:http://www.gangzhifhm.com
Bonoan resigned due to command responsibility — Marcos
“So, under the principle of command responsibility, he felt that he should leave his post,” he told reporters.
Bonoan resigned due to command responsibility — Marcos
Transportation Secretary Vivencio “Vince” Dizon replaced Bonoan.
“Why Vince Dizon? Because he's done a very good job at the Department of Transportation and I think he's already set the stage for all of the things we need to do,” Marcos said.
- Washington makes military aid overtures to Sahel juntas
- Thailand ruling party moves to dissolve parliament
- Palace suspends govt work, classes in several areas due to bad weather
- UN food agency chief says women and children are starving in Gaza and pressed Netanyahu on aid
- China is showing off its weaponry in a tightly controlled military parade
- Evicted from their forests, Kenyan hunter-gatherers fight for their rights
- National Guard troops begin carrying weapons in US capital
- Sri Lanka's jailed ex-president Wickremesinghe granted bail
- 11 foreigners killed in Portugal funicular crash
- HEADLINES: DPWH fires Bulacan engineers, blacklists contractors over anomalous projects | Sept. 5, 2025