Manila, Sept. 8 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the 2026 national budget will no longer carry new allocations for flood control projects, saying the PHP350 billion in funds from 2025 remain unspent.

Speaking in his latest podcast episode aired Monday, Marcos said the Department of Budget and Management and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will resend to Congress the revised budget proposal for 2026.

"Number one, we already are seeing na lahat ng flood control project na dapat ilalagay sa 2026 na budget, hindi na siguro kailangan. So, there will be no budget for 2026 for flood control. Dahil mayroon naman PHP350 billion for 2025 na hindi pa nauubos talaga (We already see that all flood control projects meant for t...