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.
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., This news data comes from:http://www.705-888.com
DPWH exec asked lawmaker to make budget insertions — Lacson
- 500 Internal Server Error
- Prompt release of educational aids sought
- Thailand acting PM moves to dissolve parliament — party
- Villanueva: Regularize contractual govt workers
- Japan prince comes of age as succession crisis looms
- 'Ondoy'-level rains swamp Quezon City
- Seoul says over 300 South Koreans held in US battery plant site raid
- Cyclone's trough, habagat will bring cloudy skies, rain showers over PH
- DILG to roll out nationwide unified 911 hotline on Sept. 11
- Philippines calls for Gaza ceasefire amid humanitarian crisis
