Manila, Sept. 3 -- Newly-appointed Transportation Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez on Wednesday vowed to continue the "gold standard" of his predecessor, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon, in leading a government agency.

During the turnover ceremony at the Department of Transportation (DOTr) office in San Juan City, Lopez said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered him to ensure continuity within the DOTr when he took his oath of office on Monday.

"[Marcos] asked me and Secretary Vince to provide solutions to everyday problems that commuters face. And I assure you that the DOTr will continue to follow that mandate. I don't want to be known as a politician, I want to be known as someone who gets things done," he said.

Before he was a...