ITINUTULAK ng economic team ng bansa ang mas mabilis na procurement at implementasyon ng mga proyekto at programa ng gobyerno para makapaghatid ng konkretong benepisyo sa mga filipino.
Sinabi ni Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Acting Secretary Kim Robert de Leon na ang gobyerno ay committed na pabilisin ang infrastructure projects habang pinalalakas ang pangangalaga para sa paggamit ng pondo.
Tiniyak ni De Leon sa mga mambabatas na ang infrastructure spending ay mapapadali nang hindi nakokompromiso ang ‘budgeting, procurement, accounting at auditing safeguards na dinisenyo para protektahan ang public funds.
“We are not proposing any relaxation of safeguards. In fact, we want more safeguards,” ang sinabi ng Kalihim nang tanungin kahit na ang pagkontrol sa ‘audit at validation’ ng infrastructure projects ay makapagpapabilis sa government spending.
“What we are looking at is how we can hasten implementation and procurement. The issue is not the safeguards. We need to implement. We have to start implementing,” ani De Leon.
Tinukoy naman ni De Leon ang pagkakaantala sa procurement, awarding at implementasyon ng ‘already-funded infrastructure projects’ kabilang sa agarang hamon na kailangang tugunan ng gobyerno.
Ani De Leon, tinatrabaho ng economic managers ang pagbawi sa infrastructure activity na magsisimula ngayong third quarter ng 2026, sabay sabing ginawa ng available ng DBM ang allotments na kailangan ng Department of Public Works and Highways para maisulong ang mga proyekto nito.
Ang layunin aniya ay “not simply to spend more or faster, but to ensure appropriated funds translate into “well-planned, properly implemented, and beneficial infrastructure projects.”
Binigyang diin naman ni Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DepDev) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan ang pangangaiangan na i-fast-track ang implemetasyon at i-translate ang reporma sa konkretong resulta.
“Our direction remains anchored in the Philippine Development Plan. Over the administration’s final two years, the focus is an accelerating execution, resolving implementation bottlenecks, and translating reforms into concrete results,” ani Balisacan.
Nangako naman si Finance Secretary Finance Go ng responsableng fiscal management sa pamamagitan ng “stronger revenues, prudent expenditure management at fiscal buffers against future shocks.”
Tiniyak din ni Go na ang government resources ay dapat na direkta tungo sa investments na makalilikha ng hanapbuhay at makalilikha ng pangmatagalang economic value.
“Our national budget can work harder if we invest in programs and projects that can help shape our future. We must look beyond the present and invest in high multiplier programs and projects that create lasting economic value, those that create jobs,” ayon kay Go. ( DARIS JOSE)