MANILA, Philippines — Government agencies utilized over 97 percent of their record P4.96 trillion cash allocation in 2025, with most of the funds funneled into infrastructure and education projects. Scandal-ridden Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) posted the largest amount of unused funds at P30.36 billion, despite a utilization rate of 96.1 percent. READ: Ex-DPWH exec tells court: Co gave me P130 million as ‘balato’ Latest data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) showed that Notices of Cash Allocation (NCA) releases last year were slightly higher than the P4.9 trillion recorded in 2024. However, the utilization rate slipped […]... Keep on reading: P114B gov't cash left idle in 2025; scandal-ridden DPWH stuck with P30B