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Lawmaker urges DPWH to reduce project costs by 25 percent to prevent kickbacks
Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste urged DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon to reduce project costs by 25% in the 2026 budget to eliminate potential kickbacks and ensure transparency.
Leviste stated that current above-market prices enable kickbacks, and a 25% reduction would yield P150 billion in savings.
He claimed that contractors offer up to 25% in kickbacks for projects like asphalt overlay and road projects.
The savings could fund 60,000 classrooms nationwide.
Leviste has been investigating overpriced projects in his district, including expensive Cat's Eye units, solar streetlights, slope protection, and high-cost asphalt overlay and diversion road projects.
Meanwhile, Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno urged colleagues to remove unprogrammed appropriations from the 2026 budget to prevent the misuse of public funds in projects like flood control.
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