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., This news data comes from:http://www.gyglfs.com
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 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.
- Lacson seeks probe of 2 PH contractors' board members for conflict of interest
- Xi and Putin's hot mic moment: How long will science extend the human life span?
- Ballots for oct 13 BARMM polls completed – Comelec
- Aftershocks rumble quake-hit Afghanistan as death toll tops 1,400
- Court orders Immigration to release of Global Ferronickel Chairman Joseph Sy
- DPWH engineer in bribery scandal placed under preventive suspension
- Israel military says controls 40 percent of Gaza City
- In Taiwan, competing narratives over the meaning of China's massive military show
- Putin facing mounting pressure from the West
- Isko files raps over demolition of sports complex
