Manila, Sept. 3 -- Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman and newly-appointed Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon agreed Wednesday to complete the review of the Department of Public Works and Highways' (DPWH) proposed 2026 budget within two weeks.

Pangandaman and Dizon met, following President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s "unprecedented" directive to revisit the DPWH budget in the 2026 National Expenditure Program amid concerns over alleged inconsistencies and double entry of projects.

In a press conference after the meeting at the DBM central office in San Miguel, Manila, Dizon welcomed Marcos' latest order, since he is "unfamiliar" with the processing of budget allocation for thousands of projects under the DPWH.

Dizon said the DPWH's spend...