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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has purged “duplicate projects” under its proposed budget for 2027, bringing the number down to just over 11,000 from the typical average of 20,000, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said on Wednesday.
The reduction was the result of a “strict project evaluation system” that was implemented in reviewing infrastructure spending for next year, reforms that Dizon said were necessary to prevent a repeat of last year’s multibillion-peso flood control corruption scandal.
“This is not a perfect budget, but we are trying our best to fix the problems we have seen in the past,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the hearing on the proposed P643.95-billion DPWH budget for next year. The amount represents a 21.59-percent increase from this year’s P529.59 billion.
The DPWH spending plan includes P107.4 billion for flood control projects, now a magnet of criticism whenever flash floods cause widespread disruptions despite the heavy allocations.
