Philippines’ infra spending plunged 17% in 2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Marcos administration’s infrastructure spending plunged in 2025 as the flood control corruption scandal derailed project implementation, dragging overall government disbursements below potential. Latest data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) showed that full-year infrastructure spending dropped 17.3 percent to P1.096 trillion, falling short of the P1.35-trillion program for the