Sen. Imee Marcos Reacts To DPWH Chief Vince Dizon’s Request to Bicam
IMEE MARCOS
– The presidential sister and Senator slammed Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) chief Vince Dizon over the request to restore the agency’s budget.
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During the bicam,
DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon asked the members of the committee to bring back a portion of what was cut from the agency’s initial budget proposal
. Under the lead of former Public Works Sec. Manuel Bonoan, the agency asked fo a P881.3 billion budget for next year.
Marcos Jr. ordered a sweeping review of the proposed budget of the DPWH for 2026
. The order led to a cut of P255 billion from the proposed fund of the agency for next year.
Dizon asked the lawmakers to reallocate the P255-billion cut from the proposed budget of the DPWH to the other sectors. However, recently, there seemed to be a “change of script” as what Senator Pia Cayetano has described.
DPWH Sec.
Vince Dizon asked the bicam to restore a portion of the spliced budget from the initial proposal
of the agency. He justified his request citing the alleged changes in the Construction Materials Price Data (CMPD).
“I truly resent the fact that the bicam is being hostaged by the Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways,”
the presidential Sister claimed.
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“At kung tunay na wala kayong tiwala sa sino mang district engineer, hindi po ako abogado ng Public Works. Dapat tanggalin na lang ninyo lahat kasi pinapadagdagan mo ‘yung budget tapos yung mga mag-i-implement, wala kang tiwala, ano naman kami?”
the Senator added.
Responding to the remarks of Sen. Imee Marcos, DPWH Sec. Vince Dizon claimed that they are doing the best they can given the situation now. Based on the
report
, the Public Works Chief also stressed that they cannot stop working.
“Hindi kita pinahihinto sa trabaho. Pinamamadali nga namin. Ikaw ang humihinto sa trabaho namin dito sa Bicam at papalit-palit ka ng sinasabi. Yun ang problema,”
Sen. Imee Marcos expressed.
Amid the budget process, President
Bongbong Marcos recently mentioned the 2026 budget when asked about his Christmas wish