Cebu City (First District)

Hon. Rachel Marguerite B. Del Mar
Representative, Cebu City (First District)
House of Representatives

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

Dear Representative Rachel Marguerite B. Del Mar:

Good day. I live in Cebu City (First District), and I would like to ask about some DPWH lines for the Cebu 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. Construction (Continuation) of Multi-Purpose Building (Covered Court), Barangay Bonbon, Cebu City, Cebu (Cebu City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱55,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 845; no matching NEP line for this office]
2. Construction of Drainage Structures, Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City, Cebu (Cebu City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱50,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 349; no matching NEP line for this office]
3. Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Guadalupe River, Sta. 7+502 - Sta. 7+727, Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City (Cebu City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱50,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 365; no matching NEP line for this office]
4. Construction of Road Slope Protection Structure, Barangay Sapangdaku, Cebu City, Cebu (Cebu City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱50,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 582; no matching NEP line for this office]
5. Construction of Road, Sitio Nazareth, Barangay Buhisan, Cebu City, Cebu (Cebu City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱50,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 582; no matching NEP line for this office]
6. Cebu-Balamban Transcentral Highway - K0016 + 163 - K0016 + 320; K0022 + 000 - K0023 + 000, Cebu City (Cebu City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱40,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 128; no matching NEP line for this office]
7. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Barangay Tagba-o, Cebu City, Cebu (Cebu City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱40,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 845; no matching NEP line for this office]
8. Cebu-Balamban Transcentral Highway - K0017 + 159 - K0017 + 185, K0020 + 150 - K0020 + 180, Cebu City (Cebu City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱35,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 172; no matching NEP line for this office]
9. Cebu-Balamban Transcentral Highway - K0020 + 240 - K0020 + 280; K0020 + 330 - K0020 + 350, Cebu City (Cebu City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱35,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 172; no matching NEP line for this office]
10. Construction of Drainage Structure, Barangay Basak Pardo, Cebu City (Cebu City DEO): not in the NEP; ₱20,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 349; 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:
- Cebu City DEO: 1,414 contracts (2016–2025) in public DPWH records; 1,114 recorded as completed and 232 as ongoing.
Some of these were marked by automated indicators on public data. These are not findings of wrongdoing; I would only like an explanation for:
- Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Butuanon River, Barangay Bacayan-San Jose, Cebu City (24HH0008): Duplicate or Near-Duplicate Projects. https://lovethephilippines.com/projects/a6f09498-109c-46ca-ba3e-07cc63139657
- Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Butuanon River, Barangay Pit-os, Cebu City (24HH0009): Duplicate or Near-Duplicate Projects. https://lovethephilippines.com/projects/b79035ff-60ff-493e-bf40-e4ea337b877a
- Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Lahug River, Cebu City (22HH0008): Duplicate or Near-Duplicate Projects. https://lovethephilippines.com/projects/0305c56d-011f-475f-b43d-6939cd68fbd3
- Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Lahug River, Cebu City (23HH0108): Duplicate or Near-Duplicate Projects. https://lovethephilippines.com/projects/78be4bbd-c534-480c-ad81-f40d78047af2
- Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Butuanon River, Barangay Pit-os, Cebu City (23HH0056): Duplicate or Near-Duplicate Projects. https://lovethephilippines.com/projects/774c52f9-5cdd-4046-b188-90515c4e2462

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/cebu-city-1st