Carion retirement due to health reasons

Incumbent director of the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) Jaime Roberto Carion revealed to the media yesterday, a day after the announcement of his voluntary retirement, that the decision hadn’t been a sudden one, and that two years ago he had been diagnosed with liver problems, which made him consider retirement. “I was scared I had liver problems, my health wasn’t too good.” Mr. Carion said he chose this year to retire given that he had been working for the Bureau for the past 36 years. When asked if the shadow of the then-secretary Ao Man Long still hovered, he said that one person’s mistake cannot harm another’s life nor public service. He did not name a possible successor to head the Bureau.