Philippines Infrastructure Spending Drops 51.7% in April 2026
Infrastructure expenditures in the Philippines fell 51.7% year-on-year in April, continuing a four-month trend of declining disbursements. Key factors include delayed budget execution and stringent payment validations impacting the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
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In April 2026, infrastructure spending in the Philippines decreased to P41.5 billion from P85.8 billion in the previous year, marking a 51.7% decline. This reduction follows a cumulative drop of 45.6% in disbursements from January to April, totaling P189.3 billion.
Challenges for the DPWH include unfinished projects and stringent payment procedures, with P13.8 billion in outstanding checks uncashed as of end-April. Despite these setbacks, defense modernization and foreign-assisted railway projects contributed to some infrastructure spending. Economic managers have revised infrastructure disbursement projections for 2026 to P1.3 trillion, while overall government disbursements increased by 5.1% to nearly P2 trillion in the same period.
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