The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has dismissed Henry Alcantara, former head of the DPWH Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office, after finding him guilty of grave misconduct and involvement in anomalous flood control projects in the province.
In a statement Friday, DPWH Secretary Vivencio Dizon announced that Alcantara was found liable for serious administrative offenses, including disloyalty to the Republic and the Filipino people, grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service, in line with Sections 63 (A)(1)(d), (f), (h), and A(2)(a), Rule 10 of the 2025 Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service.
“This is a warning to DPWH officials and staff responsible for ghost and substandard projects, because as the President said, we will not let the corrupt in government go unaccounted for,” Dizon declared.
Alcantara was officially dismissed from service on Thursday. Dizon also called for the filing of criminal charges against him and other individuals involved.
“Following this, we will recommend to the appropriate office to file criminal charges against Engineer Alcantara and other involved individuals to achieve justice for their embezzlement of public funds,” Dizon added.
The DPWH chief had earlier named other officials next in line to face administrative and criminal cases linked to questionable flood control projects in Bulacan: former Assistant District Engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez, Construction Section Chief Engineer Jaypee Mendoza, and Accountant III Juanito Mendoza.