DOTr pushes for EDSA busway budget
MANILA, Philippines — Department of Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez has vowed to push for funding for the EDSA busway system and other DOTr programs in the General Appropriations Act.
Lopez expressed hope that they can fight for the DOTr budget during the House committee hearings on the 2027 national budget.
“As to our (National Expenditure Programs), we are not given funding. But let us remember that we have budget hearings in Congress,” Lopez said. “At the end of the day, the provision of the budget falls within the power of the legislature. We will continue to fight for the necessity of such programs.”
Among the DOTr initiatives with zero funding under the 2027 NEP are the Public Transport Modernization Program, service contracting and active transport projects.
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