MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson said an official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) called up one lawmaker to make early insertions in the proposed national budget for 2026., This news data comes from:http://imgsdct.771bg.com
The senator on Sunday said a caller claiming to be "Undersecretary Cabral" from DPWH called up a staff member of Senate Minority Leader Vicente Sotto III shortly after the May 2025 senatorial elections.
"One 'Undersecretary Cabral' called Sotto's staff and told them to insert what they wanted to insert [in the National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2026]," Lacson said in a radio interview.
"If Sen. Sotto was one of those called by that executive, who else could have been contacted similarly and submitted their proposed insertions?" he said in Filipino.
"Senator Sotto told me he did not submit anything because we are advocating transparency and good governance. The question now is, how many members of the House and Senate made insertions?" Lacson added.
DPWH exec asked lawmaker to make budget insertions — Lacson
- Diokno urges Philippines to rejoin ICC to counter China's aggression
- Strikes across Gaza Strip kill at least 31 as international scholars accuse Israel of genocide
- Nepali court: Hindu holy men's nudity not obscene
- Obese surpass undernourished youths for first time, UN warns
- London arms show opens under Israel cloud
- An AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst
- Scramble for survivors as Afghan earthquake death toll passes 1,400
- Fewer Chinese ships seen in Ayungin Shoal
- Thailand's Parliament to vote Friday for a new prime minister
- Pagasa monitors LPA off Cavite, may still become tropical depression
