MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson said an official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) called up one lawmaker to make early insertions in the proposed national budget for 2026.
The senator on Sunday said a caller claiming to be "Undersecretary Cabral" from DPWH called up a staff member of Senate Minority Leader Vicente Sotto III shortly after the May 2025 senatorial elections.
DPWH exec asked lawmaker to make budget insertions — Lacson
"One 'Undersecretary Cabral' called Sotto's staff and told them to insert what they wanted to insert [in the National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2026]," Lacson said in a radio interview.
"If Sen. Sotto was one of those called by that executive, who else could have been contacted similarly and submitted their proposed insertions?" he said in Filipino.
DPWH exec asked lawmaker to make budget insertions — Lacson
"Senator Sotto told me he did not submit anything because we are advocating transparency and good governance. The question now is, how many members of the House and Senate made insertions?" Lacson added., This news data comes from:http://erlvyiwan.com
- PH eyes global partners in biggest railway project
- Comelec probes 15 contractors for illegal campaign donations
- Israel ups pressure on Gaza City
- La Niña forecast from Sept-Dec, expect more tropical cyclones, above normal rainfall -- Pagasa
- Nartatez to reassign Torre if he won't retire, says they're 'okay'
- Kris Aquino is alive, says friend amid reports of death
- Pagasa monitors LPA off Cavite, may still become tropical depression
- Oil firms to raise pump prices Tuesday
- 100K Pakistanis flee amid flood threat
- Israel flattens high-rise as it tells Gaza City residents to flee
