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Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizonholds a press conference at Primex Tower in San Juan City on May 22, 2024, as they present a suspect arrested for selling fake driver’s licenses online. The suspect operates a social media page that offers fraudulent licenses without requiring applicants to undergo proper procedures. Secretary Dizon says this marks just one of many arrests under the government’s ongoing crackdown on fixers, scammers, and cybercriminals as part of its intensified road safety and digital security campaign. The officials reiterate their commitment to protecting the public through stronger inter-agency coordination and enforcement. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon

Vivienne Gulla

ABS-CBN News

<div><strong>Dizon eyes reduction of proposed 2026 budget for flood control projects</strong></div><p>MANILA (UPDATED) — Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon, who took office this week, deferred on Thursday  the presentation of the Department of Public Works and Highways proposed 2026 budget before the House Committee on Appropriations in light of a &quot;sweeping review&quot; ordered by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.</p><p>He requested the House panel for time to complete the review and revise the proposed P881 billion funding for the DPWH and its attached agencies.</p><p>“Magsasayang lang po tayo lahat ng oras kung ako po&#x27;y magpi-present ng budget na babaguhin din po natin, sa tulong po ninyo,&quot; Dizon told the committee as he apologized for the delay.</p><p>(We would be wasting time if I present a budget that we will end up revising, with your help)</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:551px;height:599px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1963776669854138617&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-09-05T06%3A07%3A16.772447%3A86c57df0-dfe6-4d38-9d6b-0576bfb7913f%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=59ad32761068883460ad79116f64dc91dfdd9884&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1963776669854138617"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>He said that we would prefer to have two weeks to review the department&#x27;s proposed budget for 2026 but would work with whatever leeway the House panel would grant.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/5/dizon-to-erase-red-flags-in-proposed-2026-budget-for-dpwh-1045"><strong>Dizon to ‘erase red flags’ in proposed 2026 budget for DPWH<br/></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;COLLABORATIVE BUDGET&#x27;</strong></div><p>Dizon also sought House members&#x27; help to identify the “errors” in the DPWH budget included in the National Expenditure Program, a document prepared and submitted by the Department of Budget and Management.</p><p>Some House members have flagged  proposed funding for infrastructure projects that have already been completed, while certain continuing flood control projects did not receive funding.</p><p>Dizon said he and Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman are only following Marcos Jr.&#x27;s orders for a review and for necessary revisions.</p><p>&quot;Tulungan niyo po kami… Halos wala po akong maintindihan sa gulo ng budget na nakikita ko… At napakalaking bagay po ng tulong ng honorable members ng Congress para maipakita sa amin, sa akin, at sa buong sambayanan ang mga pagkakamali dito sa budget na ito,” he said.</p><p>(Help us. I can hardly understand anything in the confusing budget that you flagged. And it would be a big help for honorable members of Congress to show us and the Filipino people what is wrong with this budget)</p><p>“This is going to be a collaboration between the House and the Senate, and the DPWH in terms of ensuring that the budget for the DPWH for year 2026 will be fiscally sound, and will be very responsive to the needs of the Filipino people,” House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Mikaela Suansing of Nueva Ecija replied.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>HUGE REDUCTION</strong></div><p>Dizon assured lawmakers the “red flags” they spotted in the proposed 2026 budget will be removed.</p><p>He also said he is eyeing a “huge” reduction in the proposed P268.3-billion budget for flood control next year, “without compromising” areas that need them.</p><p>Flood control projects make up around a third of the proposed 2026 budget for the DPWH and Dizon said no new projects should be added unnecessarily.</p><p>“’Dito sa nakikita natin ngayon na mga inimplement na flood control noong mga nakaraang taon, marami pong kailangan ayusin at linisin,&quot; <strong></strong>Dizon he also told the panel.</p><p>(From what we&#x27;ve seen of the flood control projects implemented last year, many need to be repaired and cleaned)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/5/youth-groups-hold-ghost-hunting-protest-vs-flood-control-corruption-1309"><strong>Youth groups hold &#x27;ghost hunting&#x27; protest vs flood control corruption<br/></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>NO RETURN OF NEP</strong></div><p>Suansing, meanwhile, clarified that the lower chamber will not return the 2026 NEP to the executive, saying there was no decision on the previous recommendation of House leaders for Speaker Martin Romualdez to do so. </p><p>That’s after the DBM and the DPWH secretaries committed to Romualdez that they will address lawmakers’ concerns on the proposed budget.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/3/house-leaders-to-send-back-poorly-constructed-national-budget-proposal-1640"><strong>House leaders to send back ‘poorly constructed’ national budget proposal<br/></strong></a></div><p>“We can definitively say that the House will not return the NEP to the executive,” Suansing said.</p><p>The Palace on Thursday said the DBM can submit errata and revisions to the NEP but that returning the document itself is not part of the budget process.</p>

<p>Newly appointed Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon deferred the presentation of the DPWH’s proposed 2026 budget before the House Committee on Appropriations. </p>

Newly appointed Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon deferred the presentation of the DPWH’s proposed 2026 budget before the House Committee on Appropriations.

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Dizon defers presentation of 2026 DPWH budget pending 'sweeping review'

Vivienne Gulla,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 05, 2025 02:27 PM PHT

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Updated September 05, 2025 08:56 PM PHT

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