‘’I’m not blaming at all DPWH because there are some submissions beyond their control,’’ Lacson told Senate reporters on the existence of projects that were not submitted by some House of Representatives members to the DPWH but were submitted to the House of Representatives long after the President has completed the National Expenditure Program .
During the debate on the DPWH budget being defended by Senator Juan Edgardo M. Angara, chairman of the Senate finance committee, Angara said he was assured by DPWH Secretary Mark Villar to send errata on this and other questioned infrastructure projects in the DPWH project. He said there is a disconnect between needs and priorities of LGUs and national budget which in itself is not responsive.
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