State auditors flag P532 billion in delayed, inefficient DPWH projects - BusinessWorld Online
Auditors said weak planning and monitoring left more than half of the agency’s obligated funds undisbursed and 9,061 projects delayed or suspended.
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DPWH backs Senate removal of 295 projects from 2027 budget
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has thrown its support behind the Senate's decision to strip P8.8 billion in funding for 295 projects from the proposed 2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP).The removal was due to insufficient documentation as the agency escalates its campaign against ghost infrastructure projects, DPWH Secretary Giovanni Lopez said on Wednesday.The move follows a directive from Presiden…
295 DPWH projects to be removed
Close to 300 infrastructure projects deemed not compliant with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)’s evaluation would be removed from the P7.2-trillion proposed national budget for next year, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian vowed yesterday.
Sherwin Gatchalian: Senate to cut P8.836B in unsupported infra projects
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday said the Senate would remove infrastructure projects worth P8.836 billion from the proposed 2027 national budget because of missing documentation from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
Tatanggalin ng Senado ang nasa 295 na proyektong pang-imprastraktura na abot sa P8.8 trillion sa ilalim ng 2027 national budget. Ito ay kasunod na rin ng ipinadalang liham nor dating Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon na na nagbundyag na 295 na infrastructure projects ang natuklasang 的non-compilant的 batay sa évaluation na isinagawa [...]
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