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Marcos: No New Flood Control Budget For 2026, Focus Shifts To Accountability
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made it clear in his recent podcast interview with broadcast journalist Vicky Morales: there will be no allocation for new flood control projects in the 2026 national budget.
According to Marcos, the government still has ₱350 billion earmarked for flood control under the 2025 budget—funds that remain largely unspent. “We already see that all the flood control projects that were supposed to be included in the 2026 budget are no longer necessary,” he explained. “So there will be no budget for 2026 for flood control. The work continues, but we must make sure that spending is right, implementation is correct, and designs are in order.”
The President stressed that the government will hold contractors accountable for unfinished or substandard projects. “They must fix what they started, up to specification, and at their own cost,” Marcos said. “Don’t expect the government to pay for it again. Once they fix it, then we can talk.”
In the interview, Morales pressed Marcos on whether Congress might still reject the National Expenditure Program (NEP) by sending it back to Malacañang. Marcos was firm in his reply: “No, it’s not a possibility. What will be looked at is the DPWH budget. From our end in the executive, I already instructed the DPWH to review and rewrite the budget. We are committed to submitting the revised version to Congress.”
The President gave both the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) two weeks to carefully review and break down the proposed 2026 budget. For Marcos, the challenge now is not about pouring in more funds, but ensuring that the massive 2025 flood control budget is properly spent and effectively implemented.
According to Marcos, the government still has ₱350 billion earmarked for flood control under the 2025 budget—funds that remain largely unspent. “We already see that all the flood control projects that were supposed to be included in the 2026 budget are no longer necessary,” he explained. “So there will be no budget for 2026 for flood control. The work continues, but we must make sure that spending is right, implementation is correct, and designs are in order.”
The President stressed that the government will hold contractors accountable for unfinished or substandard projects. “They must fix what they started, up to specification, and at their own cost,” Marcos said. “Don’t expect the government to pay for it again. Once they fix it, then we can talk.”
In the interview, Morales pressed Marcos on whether Congress might still reject the National Expenditure Program (NEP) by sending it back to Malacañang. Marcos was firm in his reply: “No, it’s not a possibility. What will be looked at is the DPWH budget. From our end in the executive, I already instructed the DPWH to review and rewrite the budget. We are committed to submitting the revised version to Congress.”
The President gave both the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) two weeks to carefully review and break down the proposed 2026 budget. For Marcos, the challenge now is not about pouring in more funds, but ensuring that the massive 2025 flood control budget is properly spent and effectively implemented.
Sep 9, 2025
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