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Surigao Del Norte (Second District)

Representative: Bernadette S. Barbers · bills and roles · official House profile

Served by: Surigao del Norte 2nd DEO. Committee memberships are not shown because the House has not published a machine-readable list.

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Hon. Bernadette S. Barbers
Representative, Surigao Del Norte (Second District)
House of Representatives

Subject: Request for explanation and documents on FY2027 DPWH budget lines for Surigao Del Norte (Second District)

Dear Representative Bernadette S. Barbers:

Good day. I live in Surigao Del Norte (Second District), and I would like to ask about some DPWH lines for the Surigao del Norte 2nd 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 Road from Barangay Sani-Sani to Barangay Lakandula to Barangay Lakandula to Barangay Ellaperal, (0+000 - 0+600), Placer, Surigao del Norte (Surigao del Norte 2nd DEO): not in the NEP; ₱20,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 620; no matching NEP line for this office]
2. Construction of Road, (0+000 - 0+300), Purok 5, Barangay Togbongon, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte (Surigao del Norte 2nd DEO): not in the NEP; ₱5,000,000 in the House version. [HB 10858 (3rd Reading) Vol. I-C, p. 620; 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:
- Surigao del Norte 2nd DEO: 1,012 contracts (2016–2026) in public DPWH records; 802 recorded as completed and 135 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 Surigao River, Barangay Quezon, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte (22NG0014): Duplicate or Near-Duplicate Projects. https://lovethephilippines.com/projects/d6080aa8-119f-4d7c-ba42-76a409a18218
- Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Surigao River, Barangay Quezon, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte (23NG0023): Duplicate or Near-Duplicate Projects. https://lovethephilippines.com/projects/9726f6a9-8bd6-46cd-9704-4628131965f5
- Construction of Flood Control in Barangay Masgad, Malimono, Surigao del Norte (23NG0043): Duplicate or Near-Duplicate Projects. https://lovethephilippines.com/projects/09fe3ef1-a0a9-4479-9812-48aa572199fc
- Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Hinagasan River, Barangay Mabuhay, Sison, Surigao del Norte (22NG0030): Duplicate or Near-Duplicate Projects. https://lovethephilippines.com/projects/d6ae9965-6e85-4725-9911-7801dfc997aa
- Construction of Flood Control Structure along Tagana-an River, Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte (23NG0039): Duplicate or Near-Duplicate Projects. https://lovethephilippines.com/projects/8efc3630-9d29-4a54-9244-a970cd27a844

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/surigao-del-norte-2nd

Surigao del Norte 2nd DEO

House version (HB 10858)
₱339.0M
28 lines
President’s NEP
₱319.0M
27 lines
Added by the House
2
₱25.0M
Changed / removed
0 / 0
26 lines unchanged
Lines that differ from the NEP (2)
LineChangeNEPHouseSources
Construction of Road from Barangay Sani-Sani to Barangay Lakandula to Barangay Lakandula to Barangay Ellaperal, (0+000 - 0+600), Placer, Surigao del NorteAdded by the House—₱20,000,000HB p. 620
Construction of Road, (0+000 - 0+300), Purok 5, Barangay Togbongon, Surigao City, Surigao del NorteAdded by the House—₱5,000,000HB p. 620

Past DPWH contracts under this office

1,012 contracts from 2016 to 2026 in public DPWH records (₱24.42B): 802 recorded as completed, 135 as ongoing. 940 have a satellite image check on file. Browse them.

12 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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