DA: P8.9B farm-to-market roads in NEP not reviewed, validated

The Department of Agriculture (DA) admitted on Saturday that the list of farm-to-market road (FMR) projects in the 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP) included P8.9 billion-worth of project items that were neither reviewed nor validated by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.

DA: P8.9B farm-to-market roads in NEP not reviewed, validated

The Department of Agriculture (DA) admitted on Saturday that the list of farm-to-market road (FMR) projects in the 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP) included P8.9 billion-worth of project items that were neither reviewed nor validated by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.