President Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has tasked 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).
This was according to Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro during Wednesday’s briefing.
”The President, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., has directed the Department of Budget and Management and the newly appointed Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways to conduct a sweeping review of the DPWH budget under the proposed 2026 National Expenditure Program,” Castro said.

