PCAB executive director Matienzo resigns due to 'personal reasons'

Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) Executive Director Atty. Herbert Matienzo has resigned. 

According to a Super Radyo dzBB report by Christian Mano on Thursday, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Maria Cristina Roque confirmed that Matienzo resigned on September 3 for "personal reasons."

On Wednesday Roque announced that she has placed the Construction Industry Association of the Philippines (CIAP) and its implementing boards, PCAB, under her direct supervision.

The move came after she disclosed the formation of a fact-finding team to oversee the investigation into PCAB following allegations of conflicts of interest, accreditation irregularities, and potential abuses of authority amid the ongoing probe into the flood control project anomalies. 

Earlier, PCAB revoked the contractor's licenses of nine construction companies owned and controlled by Sarah Discaya, a key figure in hot water amid the ongoing probe into anomalous flood control projects/

JUST IN: Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) Executive Director Atty. Herbert Matienzo, nagbitiw na sa puwesto — @DtiPhilippines Sec. Maria Cristina Roque | via @xtian_mano pic.twitter.com/dvOosnkHEb

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) September 3, 2025

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Monday also said a sweeping revamp within the PCAB would be conducted.

''Kasama rin po iyan dito sa napakalaking web na ang kadahilanan dito sa mga napakasamang mga proyekto na ginamit ang pondo ng bayan at dahilan kung bakit hirap na hirap po ang ating mga kababayan, hindi lamang sa Bulacan, hindi lamang sa Metro Manila kung hindi all over the country,'' he added.

(This is also included in the huge web, which is the reason for these faulty flood control projects using the public's funds and also the reason why residents are experiencing hardships, not only in Bulacan, Metro Manila, but all over the country.)  —Joviland Rita/ VAL, GMA Integrated News