MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to conduct a "sweeping review" of the DPWH proposed budget under the 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP), Malacañang said Wednesday.
Marcos orders 'sweeping review' of DPWH budget under 2026 NEP
In a press conference, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said this would ensure necessary changes and the proper use of people’s money.
The President issued the directive following his exposure of irregularities in the DPWH flood control projects, which prompted a thorough investigation into the matter.
Marcos orders 'sweeping review' of DPWH budget under 2026 NEP, This news data comes from:http://gpswxdoe.ycyzqzxyh.com
Marcos expressed outrage upon seeing some "ghost" flood mitigation projects, warning that the private contractors involved would be blacklisted and could face charges of economic sabotage.
- International media protest over journalist deaths in Gaza
- Bonoan resigned due to command responsibility — Marcos
- HEADLINES: 15 drug war victims cleared to join Duterte's ICC case | Sept. 7, 2025
- Evicted from their forests, Kenyan hunter-gatherers fight for their rights
- Marcos expresses support for ‘beleaguered’ Cabinet members
- BIR to audit contractors flagged for ghost flood projects for tax fraud — BIR
- Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment
- Hontiveros urges probe on Chinese faking Filipino identity
- Madagascar welcomes home skulls of Indigenous warriors taken by French colonial troops 128 years ago
- Comelec defers reconstitution of BARMM parliamentary districts
