DOTr-bound Gabriel Go no longer reporting to MMDA

MANILA, Philippines — Gabriel Go has stopped reporting for work at the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) as he awaits his appointment as an assistant secretary at the Department of Transportation (DOTr), MMDA Chair Atty. Don Artes said on Wednesday.

Artes said the agency had yet to receive Go’s formal resignation letter but had already been informed of his planned transfer by Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon.

“Secretary Vince Dizon informed me that Gab would be transferring,” Artes said during a press conference.

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Artes added he allowed Go to report to the DOTr while his appointment was being processed to ensure continuity of service.

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Dizon earlier said he wanted Go to serve as an assistant secretary at the DOTr, where he would help oversee the road sector, particularly busways and the mass transportation system.

The transportation chief has already submitted Go’s name to Malacañang for appointment, with the department awaiting the release of his appointment papers.

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Meanwhile, Artes announced that Ruby Bron would replace Go as head of the MMDA’s Special Operations Group-Task Force for Road Clearing.

Bron will oversee clearing operations targeting sidewalk obstructions and illegal structures, as well as the enforcement of penalties for sidewalk violations along Metro Manila roads.

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Bron currently heads the MMDA’s Swift Traffic Action Group. /cb