Manila, Oct. 30 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has expanded his earlier order for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to slash bloated infrastructure costs, directing all government agencies to adopt the same pricing reform to curb corruption and align project costs with real market rates.

In his departure speech for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Meeting in South Korea on Thursday, Marcos said the move aims to enforce transparency and fiscal discipline across the bureaucracy.

"Alongside our efforts to strengthen the Philippines' regional foothold and attract investments, we continue to cleanse our bureaucracy of corruption-because only a transparent government can build a fair economy," he sa...