Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon is bringing Metropolitan Manila Development Authority official Gabriel Go into the Department of Transportation, tapping him for an assistant secretary post as the agency steps up work on road transport, commuter protection and major mobility projects.
Dizon confirmed that he has already submitted Go’s name for appointment and said the MMDA official is now helping the DOTr even while his appointment papers remain pending. An assistant secretary at the department is appointed by the President.
“He’s an incoming Assistant Secretary. Let’s wait. I just submitted his name, but he is helping in the DOTr now,” Dizon said.
Go currently heads the MMDA Special Operations Group-Strike Force for Road Clearing, where he has become closely identified with clearing operations against illegally parked vehicles, sidewalk obstructions and other road violations across Metro Manila.
Dizon said he wants Go to help in the DOTr’s road transport and infrastructure work, including the EDSA Busway and other road-based mass transport projects. The move would give Go a wider mandate beyond Metro Manila and place him inside the department handling national transport policy and enforcement.
Go has already been given a major assignment before formally taking the post. Dizon tasked him and acting Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chairman Greg Pua Jr. to investigate complaints of passenger overcharging involving buses and taxis, including cases along the EDSA Busway.
Four EDSA Busway operators are under investigation over fare complaints, while the DOTr has also announced a one-strike policy against public utility vehicles found overcharging passengers. Drivers, conductors and operators can face penalties under the stricter enforcement push.
Go joined the MMDA in 2022 and later assumed leadership of its road-clearing unit. His operations made him one of the more visible figures in Metro Manila traffic enforcement, particularly through campaigns against road obstructions and illegally parked vehicles.
