A Senate finance subcommittee approved the proposed 2026 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for plenary approval on Monday, Oct. 27, subject to discussion and the submission of requested documents. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Senator Sherwin Gatchalian stated in the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian questioned on Monday, Oct. 27, the 104 percent increase of farm-to-market road (FMR) appropriations from P16 billion to P32 billion under the General Appropriations Bill (GAB). "Kasi nakita po namin sa GAB na lumaki ang pondo ng FMR from P16 billion to P32 billion...
A Senate finance subpanel deferred the approval of the proposed P625.78-billion budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for 2026 on Monday, Oct. 20. In a chance interview following the panel 's eight-hour deliberation, Gatchalian said that more than P340 billion may...
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito got the support of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon for his push to institutionalize a long-term national infrastructure master plan. The proposal was embodied under Senate Bill (SB) No. 2 or the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian questioned on Monday, Oct. 20, several "red flags" that he found among the revised projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) under its proposed 2026 budget. Gatchalian, chaiman of the Senate Committee on Finance, disclosed his findings during the...
Senator Bam Aquino expressed dismay after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) revealed on Monday, Oct. 20, that it completed the construction of just 22 classrooms for 2025. “You can’t explain that. Even just saying it, sumasakit iyong puso ko na 22 lang ang nagawang classroom...
Senators Loren Legarda and Bam Aquino on Monday, Oct. 20 pressed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to implement an across-the-board reduction of 20 to 30 percent in its infrastructure line items, as they cited recent corruption scandals that revealed systemic overpricing of...
Given how sensitive the public reacts when it comes to the issue of corruption, a simple accusation--even based on a rumor--can instantly tarnish someone 's reputation. This is why, for Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, hard evidence is important when discussing these matters. "Di rin naman pwedeng...
If it were up to him, Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said that he wouldn 't place sacked Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan 1st district engineers Henry Alcantara, Brice Hernandez, and Jaypee Mendoza under house arrest. "Ito akin lang, di ako payag (This is just...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia revealed on Thursday, Oct. 16, that there were more or less 9 contractors who donated to politicians in the recent May 2025 elections. "Lilinawin ko lang for 2025 [elections] wala pa tayong kino-confirm na kahit na sinong kandidato...
The camp of Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero submitted on Tuesday, Oct. 14, an affidavit explaining their position over the P30-million campaign donation he received from a contractor for his May 2022 election bid. “We 're filing our submission early to respect the COMELEC process. Our...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto on Tuesday, Oct. 14, said the Philippine economy may experience a temporary slowdown in the latter half of 2025 due to ongoing government reforms meant to ensure proper spending of taxpayers’ money, but he expressed optimism that growth will...
