Bacolod City (Lone District)

Hon. Alfredo "Albee" B. Benitez
Representative, Bacolod City (Lone District)
House of Representatives

Subject: Request for explanation and documents on FY2027 DPWH budget lines for Bacolod City (Lone District)

Dear Representative Alfredo "Albee" B. Benitez:

Good day. I live in Bacolod City (Lone District), and I would like to ask about some DPWH lines for the Bacolod City DEO in the FY2027 budget. When I compared the National Expenditure Program (NEP) with House Bill No. 10858 (third reading), I noticed the following:

1. Bacolod-City Bdry Rd - K0001 + 224 - K0001 + 373, K0001 + 373 - K0002 + 000, K0002 + 000 - K0002 + 457 (Bacolod City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱33,328,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 138; no matching NEP line for this office]
2. Construction of Multi-Purpose Buildings, Purok Sunflower, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City, 10.655219, 122.956330 (Bacolod City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱28,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 822; no matching NEP line for this office]
3. Bacolod-City Bdry Rd - K0009+306 - K0009+953, K0009+953 - K0010+024 (Bacolod City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱26,968,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 138; no matching NEP line for this office]
4. Construction of Roads, Hermelinda Homes, Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City (Bacolod City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱20,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 566; no matching NEP line for this office]
5. Construction of Road from Junction BANOCEH to Junction Murcia Bypass, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, 10.610612, 123.004671 (Bacolod City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱20,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 566; no matching NEP line for this office]
6. Rehabilitation of Road, Puentebella Subdivision, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City, 10.644674, 122.960080 (Bacolod City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱20,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 566; no matching NEP line for this office]
7. Rehabilitation of Road, Puentebella Subd., Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City, 10.644674, 122.960080 (Bacolod City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱20,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 566; no matching NEP line for this office]
8. Construction of Roads, Barangay Granada, Bacolod City (Bacolod City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱20,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 566; no matching NEP line for this office]
9. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Villa Angeles, Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City, 10.663840, 122.985995 (Bacolod City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱20,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 822; no matching NEP line for this office]
10. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building in Vista Alegre Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, 11.083333, 123.03333 (Bacolod City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱20,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 822; no matching NEP line for this office]

For each line above, may I ask for:
1. The reason or basis for adding, increasing, reducing or removing it, and who requested it;
2. The feasibility study, program of work, or detailed engineering design, if one exists;
3. The exact location and the expected beneficiaries; and
4. Any earlier projects at the same location and their status.

For context, this is what public DPWH records show for past projects:
- Bacolod City DEO: 192 contracts (2016–2026) in public DPWH records; 157 recorded as completed and 7 as ongoing.

I am asking only for information and am not alleging any wrongdoing. Thank you for your time and your reply.

Respectfully,
[Your name]
[Barangay, city or municipality]

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Sources: House Bill No. 10858, third reading, Vol. I-C (DPWH); National Expenditure Program FY2027, Vol. II-B (DBM). Data as of 2026-10-31. Page numbers are given on each line. Prepared with https://lovethephilippines.com/write-your-rep/bacolod-city-lone