𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 11,000 𝘋𝘗𝘞𝘏 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 The House of Representatives on Thursday formally approved the ₱644-billion budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for 2027 after nearly five hours of plenary deliberations. As part of the agency’s reforms and continuing efforts to promote transparency, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered that the agency’s 11,000 DPWH projects—all of which underwent strict evaluation prior to inclusion—be posted on the DPWH Transparency Portal for public scrutiny. “Pera ng taong-bayan ito kaya dapat tayo ay transparent. Kailangan (ang mga proyekto) kumpleto ng rekisitos (requirements), napag-aralang mabuti, at talagang kailangan ng mga kababayan natin. Ipo-post namin lahat ng requirements ng kada proyekto sa transparency portal para makita ng mga kababayan natin saan napupunta ang kanilang mga hirap-na-hirap bayarang mga buwis at para ma-monitor nila kapag iniimplement na,” sabi ni Secretary Dizon. Navotas City Representative Toby Tiangco expressed full support for the agency and praised the current leadership for promoting transparency in the use of public funds, while Minority Floor Leader Marcelino Libanan commended the agency for prioritizing needs-based projects in the 2027 budget.