Manila, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Francis Escudero filed a measure that seeks to institutionalize a system to standardize the budgeting process for infrastructure projects and curb overpricing.

Senate Bill No. 1467, titled "An Act Institutionalizing a Detailed Unit Price Analysis System (DUPA) in the Determination of Appropriations for Any and All Infrastructure Projects in the National Expenditure Program and the General Appropriations Act," mandates that all infrastructure appropriations reflect actual market costs supported by clear technical documentation.

"Hindi puwedeng tantiyahan lang ang halaga ng proyekto. Dapat may batayan, may detalye, at may pananagutan (Project costs cannot be based on rough estimates. They must be supported by detai...