DPWH funds to be used for actual needs, not as political leverage - Dizon

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday, Oct. 28, vowed to scrap the complex formula for allocable and non-allocable funds while asserting that these budget allocations must reflect real community infrastructure needs, and not political influence.

- By TRIXEE ROSEL and HANNAH TORREGOZA

The move follows the President’s directive to ensure transparency and simplicity in government spending.

“To be honest, kahit ako hindi ko maintindhan ‘yung allocable and unallocable na ‘yan. I told Congress na i-si-scrap ko ‘yung ganyang klaseng formula. Walang nakakaintindi ng formula na ‘yan (To be honest, even I cannot understand that allocable and non-allocable formula. I told Congress that I would scrap that kind of formula. No one can understand that formula),” Dizon admitted.

He added that allocations should be straightforward and based on actual local needs.