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Vivienne Gulla

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Several House lawmakers questioned the zero allocation for the EDSA Busway, service contracting, and the Transportation Department&rsquo;s fuel subsidy program under the 2027 National Expenditure Program.&nbsp;They called for the restoration of funding for the said programs.The DOTr had requested P1.7 billion for the rehabilitation of 12 EDSA busway stations and P5 billion for the fuel subsidy program, but the proposed allocations were not approved for inclusion in the 2027 NEP.&ldquo;Marami pong mawawlang serbisyo ang ating EDSA busway kung hindi mapopondohan for 2027. Unahin ko po ang maintenance natin. As we speak, mayroon po tayong service provider na naniniguradong malinis ang ating busway at nandito na rin po ang maintenance ng ating manlifts at elevators para sa mga PWD natin&hellip; Pangalawa ay &lsquo;yung seguridad ng ating mga pasahero, &lsquo;yung ating&hellip; security services natin ay naka angkla po ang kanilang kontrata at mga sahod dito sa ating EDSA busway project management office. Ngunit ang pinakamabigat po rito ay &lsquo;yung ating kasalukuyang proyekto na nirerehabilitate po natin lahat ng istasyon ng ating busway. For 2027&hellip; kami ay humingi ng pondong P1.7 billion to rehabilitate 12 more stations&hellip; Kung kaya kami ay humihingi ng tulong sa ating House of Representatives upang magkaroon kami ng pondo sana next year para matuloy ito,&rdquo; Transportation Undersecretary Steve Pastor said.&ldquo;60 million ang ridership ng EDSA carousel noong 2024 at 2025. Napakalaking tulong po nito sa mga kababayan nating nakikibaka araw-araw sa commute sa EDSA&hellip; para makapasok sa trabaho at makauwi sa kanilang mga mahal sa buhay. Kaya ang laking pagtataka natin nang masilip natin ang budget ng DOTr. Bakit zero ang budget ng EDSA busway service contracting at fuel subsidy program for 2027?&rdquo; Akbayan Party List Rep. Percival Cenda&ntilde;a asked.&ldquo;Ang nakikita lang namin na sanhi kung bakit hindi kami nabigyan ay siguro &lsquo;yung limited fiscal space na lang po ng ating gobyerno,&rdquo; Transportation Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez said.Lopez also sought additional funding for the Public Transport Modernization program, as Cenda&ntilde;a noted that many of those who availed of the loan have &ldquo;defaulted&rdquo;.&ldquo;Almost more than half ang nagdefault na. Nagtataka tayo bakit sa 2027 budget, P176 million lang ang proposed budget?&rdquo; Cenda&ntilde;a asked.&ldquo;Kaya kami ay makikiusap din sa Kongreso&hellip; Kailangan natin tulungan ang mga kababayan natin sa transport group na talagang yumakap sa modernization program nain. Hihingi kami ng karagdagang pondo, upang sa ganoon tuloy-tuloy ang ang ating pagtulong sa kanila in the form of subsidy,&rdquo; Lopez said.The proposed budget for the DOTr and its attached agencies under the 2027 NEP is P300.96 billion, more than double its budget this year. Of this figure, P237.3 billion is allocated for infrastructure related programs, activities and projects under the Office of the Secretary. Bulk of these or 95% are foreign-assisted, while 2% are locally funded.The DOTr targets to get 12 stations of the MRT7 operational by the 2nd quarter of 2027.

Several House lawmakers questioned the zero allocation for the EDSA Busway, service contracting, and the Transportation Department’s fuel subsidy program under the 2027 National Expenditure Program.

Several House lawmakers questioned the zero allocation for the EDSA Busway, service contracting, and the Transportation Department’s fuel subsidy program under the 2027 National Expenditure Program.

Lawmakers question zero budget for EDSA busway, DOTr fuel subsidy

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Lawmakers question zero budget for EDSA busway, DOTr fuel subsidy

Vivienne Gulla,

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Published September 03, 2026 07:03 PM PHT

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