MANILA, Philippines — Secretary Vince Dizon said that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) would “make do” with the lower budget approved Congress. Next year, the agency’s budget would be 40 percent lower than what was proposed in the National Expenditure Program (NEP) During a press conference on Thursday, Dizon noted that the bicameral conference committee had set the budget of the DPWH at P529 billion, which is more than P300 billion lower compared to the P881 billion originally proposed in the NEP. “And that’s okay, because I believe, the president believes, and the Congress believes that what’s […]... Keep on reading: Dizon says DPWH ‘will make do’ with 40% lower budget for 2026