MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways is working to adopt a bottom-up budgeting framework to plan its budget for 2027. Secretary Vince Dizon said they were coordinating with the private sector and civil society for the effort. Catalina) Cabral.”According to the DPWH chief, identifying priority infrastructure projects based on local needs has long been government policy. The move forms part of the DPWH leadership’s broader push to make infrastructure budgeting more transparent, needs-based and insulated from political insertions, particularly as preparations begin for the 2027 national budget. Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco, another panelist in the breakfast forum, said that he was willing to sponsor the filing of proposed legislation institutionalizing the BUB framework for the national government budgeting process.

Source: Philippine Star January 23, 2026 16:07 UTC