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Infra spending drops amid corruption in DPWH
The Philippine Star
|October 24, 2025
Government spending on infrastructure and other capital outlays continued to decline in August, as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) carried out ongoing validation of the implementation and completion of projects nationwide.
Infrastructure spending as of August amounted to P84.9 billion, down by nearly 22 percent from last year’s level of P108.6 billion, based on the latest data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
“The downturn was mainly attributed to the ongoing validation of the status of implementation, quality and completion of infrastructure projects implemented by the DPWH nationwide,” the DBM said.
This story is from the October 24, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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