A zombie budget: Skewed priorities in DoTr’s 2027 budget proposal

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The Department of Transportation’s (DoTr) proposed P251.93-billion budget for 2027 is a rehash of past submissions — a “zombie budget” that recycles old projects without addressing urgent national transport priorities. Despite the Philippines’ archipelagic geography, high logistics costs, and a sclerotic public transport system relied upon by millions across 1,600 local government units (LGUs), th

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