Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon, accompanied by Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, inspects the Guisad Surong landslide site in Baguio City on Friday, Aug. 21, to assess the damage and discuss immediate slope protection measures. (Photo from Baguio City Public Information Office)
MANILA, Philippines — Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said on Wednesday his agency sought to make next year’s regional infrastructure spending fair nationwide after past budgets had been biased toward Luzon.
At a congressional briefing, Dizon said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is moving towards making infrastructure allotments “more needs-based.”
He told lawmakers that he had observed that more than half of the department’s budget in the past decade had been allocated to Luzon.
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