Due to Time Limits: Back-to-Zero DPWH Budget Impossible – Dizon

Due to time limits: Back-to-zero DPWH budget impossible – Dizon

MANILA, Philippines — Even if they vowed to fix the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) proposed budget for 2026, newly-appointed Secretary Vince Dizon has admitted that it would be impossible to start from scratch and submit a “perfect” list in just a week. In an ambush interview on Friday, after the House of Representatives’ committee on appropriations deferred discussions on DPWH’s budget, Dizon said that crafting a new proposed bu…

House panel defers 2026 DPWH budget until agency submits changes

(UPDATE) THE House of Representatives has deferred the proposed P881-billion budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for 2026 pending a review by both the DPWH and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).The motion was raised by Mamamayang Liberal Partylist Rep. Leila de Lima before the House Committee on Appropriations.“I’m compelled to present a motion for this Committee to direct, and compel the DBM and [the] DPWH t…

House panel defers DPWH's proposed 2026 budget amid erroneous entries

The House appropriations panel deferred Friday the deliberations on the proposed P880 billion budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways for next year to give the agency time to submit errata or corrections.

Dizon orders cleanup of DPWH’s P881-B budget amid duplicate, irregular entries

MANILA – Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon vowed to overhaul the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) proposed ₱881.3-billion budget for 2026 after lawmakers flagged duplicate funding and questionable allocations, including appropriations for projects already completed. “Inutusan na po ako ng ating Pangulo, at kung kinakailangan baguhin ang buong budget ng DPWH… […]