New Transport Secretary Vince Dizon takes his oath before President Ferdinand Marcos on Feb. 21, 2025 in Malaca帽ang (Photo from Presidential Communications Office)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Vivencio 鈥淰ince鈥� Bringas Dizon on Friday took his oath before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the new secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOTr).
In a Palace press conference, Dizon vowed to improve the country鈥檚 transport systems and fast-track ongoing projects and those projects that are still in the pipeline.
鈥淥ur objective is simple: Speed up and fix our transport systems to make them safer,鈥� Dizon said in Filipino.
鈥淎nd importantly, we have to build better and we have to build more. Meaning, we can鈥檛 settle for 鈥榯hat鈥檚 good enough,鈥欌�� he noted.
The Palace first confirmed Dizon鈥檚 appointment as DOTr chief on Feb. 13, replacing Jaime Bautista.
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Before this appointment, Dizon served as president of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, chief of staff of the late Senate President Edgardo J. Angara, and presidential adviser and deputy chief implementer against COVID-19 during former President Rodrigo Duterte鈥檚 term.