MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has expressed dismay over the continued low adoption of local development projects in the proposed national budget for 2026. “I noticed that only 19.9 percent of projects proposed by the Local Development Councils were adopted in the National Expenditure Program (NEP). It seems local development plans were neglected again,” he said, citing figures from the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC). Lacson said he had expected local development programs to make up the bulk of projects in the NEP, or if not, at least 30 to 40 percent. According to him, one cause of […]... Keep on reading: Lacson: Local dev't programs should make up bulk of projects in NEP