Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar created a Turn Over Committee to facilitate the implementation of Republic Act No. 11239 which orders the Abolition of Road Board.
In his Department Order No. 35, series of 2019, Secretary Villar ordered the creation of the committee, which will be responsible in preparing an implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for RA 11239.
Headed by DPWH Assistant Secretary Eduardo S. Ramos, the Turn Over Committee is composed of the Department’s Directors of Finance Service, Human Resource and Administrative Service, Information Management Service, Legal Service, Planning Service, and Bureau of Equipment.
“This committee will be in charge with coordinating and facilitating the transfer of all records, property, assets, equipment and funds of the Road Board, including unexpended appropriations or allocations,” said Secretary Villar.
In addition, the committee will evaluate the position description of the existing permanent positions of Road Board and recommend, if necessary, the absorption of these employees, and determine the particular office to which the said employees will be assigned.