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  Undersecretary Rafael C. Yabut

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Undersecretary Rafael C. Yabut has a reputation of a no-nonsense civil worker when he has shown sheer guts and determination to enforce the rule of law as he courageously cleared  the national roads of Pampanga of  illegal structures and obstructions when he was still the District Engineer of  First Pampanga District Engineering Office, long before then DPWH Secretary Bayani Fernando signed the Department Order s. 2003 regarding the clearing of national roads.

 

The youngest among the members of the DPWH Executive Committee, Undersecretary Yabut was born in Candaba, Pampanga on April 26, 1953.

 

Young as he is, he, however, gained the respect and admiration of his peers, in the DPWH Executive Committee, as an “action man”, a project executor, and, as one of the initiators of “change” in the DPWH, being a member of the RIMSS Steering Committee.

 

There is no doubt that success comes too early for Undersecretary Yabut because he was molded into what he is now based on the values instilled by his parents, Mr. Ernesto Yabut and Felipa Cunanan, and, what he acquired during his past work experiences.

 

He started to work in the government as a laborer  at the DPWH-Angeles, Pampanga in 1975 while studying at the Angeles University Foundation where he also joined the school band to gain scholarship. Thus, when he graduated with the degree of civil engineering in 1976, as a working student, it is not surprising that he successfully passed the licensure exams in the same year.

 

Not contented with his knowledge in civil engineering, again as a working student, he took up Bachelor of Science in Sanitary Engineering at Holy Angel University and graduated in 1983; and his Masters degree in Public Administration at Angeles University Foundation completing the course in 1996.

 

He also attended training programs, seminars and other special courses related to his job locally and in Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, Republic of Korea; and Bangkok, Thailand.  

 

He took and successfully passed the Civil Service Professional Exams in 1990; CSC-DPWH Examination in 1994; Management Aptitude Battery Test for Career Executive Service Officers in 1996; and two (2) Career Executive Service Officer qualifying tests in 1998 and 2002.

 

His present appointment really gave justice to his formidable determination and hard work in scaling the ladder of success ever since he entered government service as a daily-waged employee. From then on, he slowly inched his way up the career service until his appointment as DPWH Undersecretary President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo this year.

 

Undersecretary Yabut is an active member of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE), Association of Government Civil Engineers of the Philippines (AGCEP) and the Road Engineering Association of the Philippines (REAP).

 

 

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