One agency where large-scale graft and corruption was traditionally rampant was the Department of Public Works and Highways. By instituting open, competitive, and transparent bidding, the department has saved 2.5 billion pesos from 3,692 projects nationwide in the past year.
支持这些项目的可用资源主要依靠裁撤多余项目和根除政府腐败。而政府中腐败渎职风气泛滥的机构之一就是公共工程和高速公路部门。通过推进招投标工作的公开，竞争和透明，去年该部门从全国3692个项目中节省了25亿比索。到今年底，我们期望可以节省60-70亿比索的资金，并把这些资金投入到其他更为紧急的发展项目上。