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Samar (First District)

Representative: Stephen James T. Tan · bills and roles · official House profile

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Hon. Stephen James T. Tan
Representative, Samar (First District)
House of Representatives

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

Dear Representative Stephen James T. Tan:

Good day. I live in Samar (First District), and I would like to ask about some DPWH lines for the Samar 1st 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 of Access Road leading to Buray Bagsakan and Buray Terminal, Buray, Paranas, Samar, 11.770044, 125.039969 (Samar 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱22,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 590; no matching NEP line for this office]
2. Construction of Road, Barangay Cag-anibong, Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+350.69, Calbayog City, Samar (Samar 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱7,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 590; no matching NEP line for this office]
3. Construction of Drainage System, Barangay de Victoria, Calbayog City (Samar 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱5,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 350; no matching NEP line for this office]
4. Construction of Drainage System, Barangay Amampacang, Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+222.56, Calbayog City, Samar (Samar 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱5,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 350; no matching NEP line for this office]
5. Construction of Road, Barangay Lonoy, Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+220.69, Calbayog City, Samar (Samar 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱5,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 590; no matching NEP line for this office]
6. Construction of Road in Barangay Catabunan, Calbayog City (Samar 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱5,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 591; no matching NEP line for this office]
7. Construction of Road in Barangay Mabini 2, Calbayog City (Samar 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱5,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 591; no matching NEP line for this office]
8. Construction of Road in Barangay Rizal 2, Calbayog City (Samar 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱5,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 591; no matching NEP line for this office]
9. Construction of Road in Barangay Cangomaod, Calbayog City (Samar 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱5,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 591; no matching NEP line for this office]
10. Construction of Road in Barangay San Rufino, Calbayog City (Samar 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱5,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 591; 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:
- Samar 1st DEO: 1,168 contracts (2016–2025) in public DPWH records; 1,039 recorded as completed and 85 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 Control Structure along Barruz River, Brgy. Barruz, Matuguinao, Samar (22IJ0051): Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting. https://lovethephilippines.com/projects/7990ea2c-564d-45f5-8bcf-373798377550
- Construction of Flood Control Structure along Kinawan River (Upstream), Brgy. San Joaquin, Calbayog City, Samar (22IJ0031): Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting. https://lovethephilippines.com/projects/5470586d-930a-42c2-8162-c85c9de30c5c
- Construction of Flood Control Structures along Tabawan Creek (Phase II), Brgy. Tabawan, Calbayog City, Samar (22IJ0043): Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting. https://lovethephilippines.com/projects/473d873f-07e2-492c-8ac8-ee2d2fa61f04
- Construction of Flood Control Structure, Brgy. Macatingog, Calbayog City, Samar (22IJ0047): Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting. https://lovethephilippines.com/projects/5a4eb5b6-c764-437b-846c-aefc5aca6ebe
- Construction of Flood Control Structure along Jibatang River, Brgy. Nabang, Calbayog City, Samar (22IJ0030): Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting; Cross-Source Mismatch (PhilGEPS vs DPWH). https://lovethephilippines.com/projects/0ec526c3-32f4-41f4-a47e-ff5d16ef797c

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/samar-1st

Samar 1st DEO

House version (HB 10858)
₱669.8M
81 lines
President’s NEP
₱605.8M
64 lines
Added by the House
18
₱109.0M
Changed / removed
0 / 1
63 lines unchanged
Lines that differ from the NEP (18)
LineChangeNEPHouseSources
Construction of Access Road leading to Buray Bagsakan and Buray Terminal, Buray, Paranas, Samar, 11.770044, 125.039969Added by the House—₱22,000,000HB p. 590
Construction of Road, Barangay Cag-anibong, Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+350.69, Calbayog City, SamarAdded by the House—₱7,000,000HB p. 590
Construction of Drainage System, Barangay de Victoria, Calbayog CityAdded by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 350
Construction of Drainage System, Barangay Amampacang, Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+222.56, Calbayog City, SamarAdded by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 350
Construction of Road, Barangay Lonoy, Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+220.69, Calbayog City, SamarAdded by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 590
Construction of Road in Barangay Catabunan, Calbayog CityAdded by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 591
Construction of Road in Barangay Mabini 2, Calbayog CityAdded by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 591
Construction of Road in Barangay Rizal 2, Calbayog CityAdded by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 591
Construction of Road in Barangay Cangomaod, Calbayog CityAdded by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 591
Construction of Road in Barangay San Rufino, Calbayog CityAdded by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 591
Construction of Multi-Purpose Building in Barangay Obrero, Calbayog CityAdded by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 854
Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Barangay Matobato, Calbayog City, Samar (124.577359, 12.070494)Added by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 854
Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Barangay Mag-ubay, Calbayog City, Samar (124.567599, 12.159034)Added by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 854
Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Barangay Roxas 1, Calbayog City, Samar (124.597820, 12.134851)Added by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 854
Construction of Multi-Purpose Building in Barangay Awang East, Calbayog CityAdded by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 854
Construction of Multi-Purpose Building in Barangay Quezon, Calbayog CityAdded by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 854
Construction of Multi-Purpose Building in Barangay San Isidro, Calbayog CityAdded by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 854
Construction of Multi-Purpose Building in Barangay Roxas 2 Calbayog CityAdded by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 854
NEP lines with no match in the House version (1)
  • Replacement of Palambrag Bridge, Sta. 777 + 356 - Sta. 777 + 392, Barangay Hampton, Gandara, Samar · ₱45,000,000 · NEP PDF p. 544

A line can look removed when the House reworded its title. Treat these as questions.

Past DPWH contracts under this office

1,168 contracts from 2016 to 2025 in public DPWH records (₱29.00B): 1,039 recorded as completed, 85 as ongoing. 1,076 have a satellite image check on file. Browse them.

8 past contracts marked by public-data indicators

Indicators are automated statistical checks on public data. They are not findings of wrongdoing, and a marked contract may have a full explanation.

How this was made. House lines come from the native text of House Bill No. 10858, third reading, Vol. I-C (official record); every one of the 15,977 amounts was checked against its printed page. NEP lines come from the FY2027 National Expenditure Program, Vol. II-B as read by the open BetterGov DPWH NEP–HB analysis. Lines are matched by office and title. A line marked “added” had no matching title under the same office in the NEP; “uncertain” means a similar title appears in the DPWH Transparency NEP listing or our own NEP reading, or the scan reading of the NEP amount needs a check. Past contracts and indicators come from public DPWH records on this site.

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