DPWH
– Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon announced that the funds for the infrastructure projects will be released as a lump sum.
Dizon also assured the Filipinos that the budget of the DPWH will be used in the right projects that will benefit the people. The department has been the center of controversy after several of its officials were tagged in the supposed multi-billion flood control corruption.
Despite the huge cut, the
DPWH still gets the second highest budget for 2026 amid the flood control mess
. A total of P530.9 billion is allotted for the department — next to P1.015 trillion for the Department of Education (DepEd).
“Bakit tingi-tingi? Eh diretsyahan na lang tayo. ‘Di ba kasi yung mga pondo nilalagay sa mga project na pinagnanakawan na. Ayun ang totoo,”
the DPWH Chief said.
Photo Courtesy of The Manila Times
Based on the report, Dizon further expressed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made a commitment that all needed funds to finish the projects by next year should be included in the budget. One of the targets is the completion of the 20-storey building of the Philippine Cancer Center (PCC) in Quezon City which is eyed to be finished by 2027.
Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project structures worth P50 million
CAMANAVA / Valenzuela-Obando-Meycauayan flood control structures worth P50 million
Post-Ondoy and Pepeng Short Term Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project (POPSTIRP) structures worth P30 million
Agno flood control structures worth P50 million
Desilting, Dredging, and Cleaning of Waterways worth P100 million
Flood Risk Management Project Structures for Cagayan River, Tagoloan River, and Imus River worth P30 million
Esteros Improvement/ Maintenance in NCR worth P50 million
Manggahan flood control structures worth P50 million
Laoag River Basin flood control structures worth P50 million
Third River flood control structures worth P30 million
Lower Agusan flood control structures worth P50 million
Manila Bay Rehabilitation based on Supreme Court Mandamus order worth P30 million
Iloilo flood control structures worth P50 million
Pampanga Delta Development Project structures worth P30,000,000 million
Flood Control and Sabo Engineering Center worth P10 million
Pinatubo Hazard Urgent Mitigation Project (PHUMP) Structures worth P30 million
Amid the questions,
Malacañang previously expressed the confidence of the Marcos Jr. admin on the 2026 national budget