Manuel Bonoan

Manuel Bonoan's career is distinguished by his nearly six-decade tenure in the Philippine infrastructure sector. Serving as both a career bureaucrat and a corporate executive, he holds the distinction of being the 40th Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways. His ability to navigate both the public and private sectors of the industry marks him as a rare technocrat in modern Philippine politics. His involvement in the 2026 flood control scandal, while controversial, also cemented his place in the annals of recent Philippine legal history as a key witness in high-profile graft cases.