South Cotabato (First District)

Hon. Isidro D. Lumayag
Representative, South Cotabato (First District)
House of Representatives

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

Dear Representative Isidro D. Lumayag:

Good day. I live in South Cotabato (First District), and I would like to ask about some DPWH lines for the South Cotabato 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 Concrete Road with Drainage, Purok Balakayo, Olympog, General Santos City (South Cotabato 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱50,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 613; no matching NEP line for this office]
2. Construction of Concrete Road with Drainage, Fabian Natad, Barangay Lagao, General Santos City (South Cotabato 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱20,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 613; no matching NEP line for this office]
3. Construction of Concrete Road, Purok 3, Barangay Olympog, General Santos City (South Cotabato 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱20,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 613; no matching NEP line for this office]
4. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building at Mindanao State University–General Santos City (South Cotabato 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱20,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 892; no matching NEP line for this office]
5. Construction of Concrete Road, FVR Road, Brangay Tambler, General Santos City (South Cotabato 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱15,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 613; no matching NEP line for this office]
6. Construction of Concrete Road, Purok Nopol Road, Barangay Conel, General Santos City (South Cotabato 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱15,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 613; no matching NEP line for this office]
7. Construction of Concrete Road, Guinto St., Barangay San Isidro, General Santos City (South Cotabato 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱13,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 613; no matching NEP line for this office]
8. Construction of Concrete Road, Salinda St., Barangay Lagao, General Santos City (South Cotabato 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱13,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 613; no matching NEP line for this office]
9. Construction of Water System at Purok Gawan, Barangay San Jose, General Santos City (South Cotabato 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱10,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 392; no matching NEP line for this office]
10. Construction of Concrete Road, Jct. Albert Morrow Blvd. connecting to Marcos Avenue, Barangay Sinawal, General Santos City (South Cotabato 1st DEO): not in the NEP; ₱10,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 613; 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:
- South Cotabato 1st DEO: 1,329 contracts (2016–2025) in public DPWH records; 1,251 recorded as completed and 62 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/south-cotabato-1st