Gatchalian flags P348B questionable items in DPWH proposed budget

Updated Tue, October 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM Published Mon, October 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has flagged over P348 billion in questionable items within the Department of Public Works and Highways' (DPWH) revised 2026 budget proposal.

These red flags include over 6,000 projects lacking station numbers, duplicate projects, projects split into phases, and reappearing projects from the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) to the 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP).

Gatchalian's team also identified "very high" project costs, including instances of overcosting by more than a thousand percent.

DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon stated that the agency supported the removal of duplicated and multi-phase projects and agreed that reappearing projects should be validated.

Dizon also mentioned that he is open to further cuts in the DPWH's 2026 budget to minimize opportunities for corruption.

The Senate Committee on Finance suspended deliberations on the DPWH's proposed budget to allow the agency to address these concerns.

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