If the mood at the Department of Public Works and Highways has been somber of late, it may be because the agency is losing one of its finest executives.
Biz Buzz learned that DWPH undersecretary Rafael Yabut will be retiring early after decades of service at the agency, to care for his aging parents.
It apparently was not an easy decision, but Yabut confirmed to us that he wanted to spend more time with his parents rather than “have regrets” later on.
Having multiple responsibilities, Yabut is known to many as the main official implementing the department’s toll roads, including those under the public-private partnership program.
His last project was the Cavite-Laguna Expressway, whose second bidding round last month earned the government its richest bid premium to date.
Even before being appointed undersecretary in 2008, Yabut already had a long career in government, where he started as a daily wage earner.
Also, it’s a well known fact that Yabut played the saxophone to earn a scholarship at the Angeles University Foundation, where he took his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering—the first of several degrees in the field.
At the DPWH, Yabut was known as an all-around troubleshooter and “action man,” since he was the type of person who gets things done.
Whoever his replacement is, this person certainly has big shoes to fill.
Source: http://business.inquirer.net/192961/biz-buzz-dpwhs-yabut-leaving-early-to-care-for-parents
His last project was the Cavite-Laguna Expressway, whose second bidding round last month earned the government its richest bid premium to date.
Even before being appointed undersecretary in 2008, Yabut already had a long career in government, where he started as a daily wage earner.
Also, it’s a well known fact that Yabut played the saxophone to earn a scholarship at the Angeles University Foundation, where he took his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering—the first of several degrees in the field.
At the DPWH, Yabut was known as an all-around troubleshooter and “action man,” since he was the type of person who gets things done.
Whoever his replacement is, this person certainly has big shoes to fill.
Source: http://business.inquirer.net/192961/biz-buzz-dpwhs-yabut-leaving-early-to-care-for-parents
