Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon has requested the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to revoke the licenses of 20 personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Dizon turned over to PRC Chairman Charito Zamora the pieces of evidence for the revocation of professional licenses of engineers, accountants, and architects, including those whom he described as “superstars” in the flood control corruption scandal, namely sacked Bulacan first district engineer Henry Alcantara, and former assistant district engineers Brice Ericson Hernandez and Jaypee Mendoza.

“The evidence that we presented [to the PRC] are the cases that we have filed before the Office of the Ombudsman in relation to alleged anomalies in flood control projects and the COA (Commission on Audit) fraud audit reports and the DPWH’s internal fraud audit,” Dizon said.

PRC chief Zamora said the professionals regulator will fast track the DPWH’s request since the pieces of evidence presented are already comprehensive.

“For us, it is really just a matter of going through all these documents… there will be due process. We will give them a chance to answer and after that the board will decide,” she said.

The PRC chief said the professional licensees in question will be given 15 days to explain and another 15 days to file their position letters.

“The board has 30 days to resolve,” Zamora said.

The DPWH and the PRC also signed a memorandum of agreement to establish mechanisms for information exchange, referral of administrative complaints, and joint monitoring and coordination in investigation of violations.