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Cayetano grills DPWH over "maintenance pa more" budget, asks to prioritize new infra: Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday questioned the budget priorities of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as reflected by its 2023 budget, saying the agency seemed to be more concerned about maintaining existing infrastructure than building new roads or bridges. During the Senate plenary debate on the 2023 budget of the DPWH on November 15, 2022, Cayetano pointed out that the amount of public money to be spent on maintenance – at around one-third of the agency's proposed P718.36 billion budget – is inconsistent with the Marcos administration's Build Better More infrastructure push. “Kung iaadd ko lahat ng maintenance at rehab, mahigit 200 billion. So its like almost a third of the budget. This is not a Build Better More budget, this is a Maintenance Pa More budget,” the senator said. He urged the DPWH to lean more heavily towards building new infrastructure, especially in regions of the country which sorely need better roads and bridges.