Transport Secretary Vince Dizon on Monday verified that he had actually sent the name of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) main Gabriel Go for visit as an assistant secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOTr).
Dizon stated a position had actually been gotten ready for Go, who has actually apparently been assisting examine declared traveler overcharging along the EDSA Busway even before his official visit.
“Incoming pa lang ha. Hintayin natin. Hintayin naman. Basta sinubmit ko na yung pangalan niya. Pero tumutulong na siya ngayon,” Dizon stated in an ambush interview.
(He’s still inbound. Let’s wait. Simply wait. I have actually sent his name. He’s currently assisting now.)
An assistant secretary of the DOTr is selected by the president.
Go presently heads the Special Operations Group-Task Force for Road Clearing of the MMDA, where he manages operations versus unlawfully parked automobiles and other roadway blockages.
He signed up with the MMDA in 2022 as deputy head of operations before formally presuming his existing position in 2024. He formerly operated in business interactions and nongovernment companies and ran an automobile devices organization.
Go has actually gotten a considerable social networks following through videos of MMDA cleaning operations, which often go viral.
His enforcement approaches have actually likewise drawn criticism.
In April 2025, the MMDA examined Go after a video flowed online revealing him scolding a Quezon City cops authorities, whose lorry had actually been ticketed for prohibited parking on a pathway.
The MMDA released Go a show-cause order and later on reprimanded him for basic discourtesy, with a stern caution versus duplicating the conduct.
He was likewise purchased to go through 5 days of mentorship and training concentrating on management, courtesy, discipline and tension and anger management. Felipe consequently submitted a cyberlibel grievance versus Go.
Go dealt with another debate in July 2026 after publishing a video of himself collaring and scolding an instructor who was riding a motorbike without a helmet. The instructor had actually asked Go not to publish the video footage online.
The MMDA consequently disallowed Go from taking part in clearing operations while it examined possible administrative liability. The occurrence likewise triggered calls to evaluate the firm’s policy on publishing videos of captured drivers on social networks.
In April 2025, Senator JV Ejercito likewise questioned Go’s rehiring by the MMDA, mentioning accusations of unwanted sexual advances including a female traffic enforcer that supposedly caused his resignation in June 2023.
Go rejected dealing with an unwanted sexual advances case, while the MMDA stated no official or sworn grievance or supporting files had actually been sent versus him at the time of his rehiring in November 2023.
Dizon stated he had actually entrusted Go and other authorities to examine accusations of overcharging along the EDSA Busway.— MCG, GMA News
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