Manila, Dec. 17 -- House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III on Wednesday rejected claims that budget insertions are being made during the ongoing bicameral conference committee deliberations on the 2026 Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) budget, calling the allegations inaccurate and misleading.

In a statement, Dy said reports suggesting that lawmakers were secretly adding funds or provisions during the bicameral process were false and misrepresented the process by which the national budget is finalized.

"Nais ko lang pong itama ang mga kumakalat na ispekulasyon: wala pong nangyayaring 'insertion' o palihim na pagdaragdag ng pondo o probisyon sa (I would just like to correct the speculations: there are no insertions or secret a...