A HOUSE of Representatives committee on Wednesday gave the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) additional three days to submit its revised proposed budget for next year, extending the chamber鈥檚 deadline amid efforts to scrutinize its spending plan.
Public Works Secretary Vivencio 鈥淰ince鈥 B. Dizon requested the House appropriations committee for an extension so they may 鈥渄iligently鈥 parse its proposed P881-billion budget amid efforts to rid it of questionable line items over greater scrutiny in anomalous flood control projects.
鈥淐onsidering the volume of items and documents requiring review, together with other matters that must likewise be addressed by the department, it is respectfully requested that the deadline for the submission of the revised budget programs be extended to September 15,鈥 Mr. Dizon鈥檚 request letter to lawmakers stated.
The DPWH and Budget department last week said it would address what lawmakers earlier flagged as 鈥渆rroneous entries鈥 to the proposed infrastructure budget, after senior House leaders wanted to return the spending plan back to the Executive. 鈥 Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio
