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DPWH slashes budget request by 29% to P625.7 billion
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reduced its 2026 budget request by P255.5 billion, from P881.3 billion to P625.7 billion, after reviewing and cleansing its proposed budget.
This reduction primarily involved removing locally funded flood control projects and addressing issues like funding for completed and duplicate projects.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recommended reallocating the savings to sectors such as agriculture, education, health care, housing, labor, social welfare, and information technology.
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) stated that the DPWH budget cut will have a minimal effect on the country's gross domestic product (GDP) next year, as the overall infrastructure budget remains substantial.
DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman noted that the reduced DPWH funds would be reallocated to education and other priority social programs.
The proposed 2026 national budget remains at P6.793 trillion despite the DPWH adjustment, and the GDP growth target is set at six to seven percent.
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