Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson voiced dismay over the continued low adoption of local development projects in the proposed national budget for 2026.
Lacson said figures from the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) showed only 19.9 percent of the proposals from local development councils were adopted in the National Expenditure Program (NEP).
He pushed for an adjustment of the schedules for the submission by local development councils of their local development programs to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
“I noticed that only 19.9 percent of projects proposed by the Local Development Councils were adopted in the NEP. It seems local development plans were neglected again,” he said in Filipino during the regular Senate session Monday afternoon.
In Filipino: Lacson Nadismaya sa Mababang Adoption ng Local Projects sa 2026 Budget
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