President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed a new chief of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) replacing Benny Antiporda, who was suspended for six months after being accused by employees of the agency of grave misconduct, harassment-- READ:
suspended for six months after being accused by employees of the agency of grave misconduct, harassment, oppression, and ignorance of the law.Replacing Antiporda is former Piddig, Ilocos Norte mayor Eduardo “Eddie” Guillen, whose appointment papers as acting administrator were signed on Dec. 9.
Complainants claimed that as a retaliation, Antiporda barred managers of the NIA Central Office from traveling which “is counterproductive to their work,” while several officials were reassigned and transferred, supposedly without valid grounds.
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