Cost per meter · FY2026 historical comparison

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DPWH · available FY2016–FY2026 enacted GAA sources

Stated-meter allocation history across GAA years

FY2027 HGAB 3rd reading appears separately as a proposal comparator.

These are allocation-per-meter screening proxies for different project records, not paired contracts, verified construction prices, or evidence of inflation.

Annual summaries use only rows with recoverable stated lengths of at least 10 meters. Different source coverage and project mix prevent interpreting this as a constant-scope price index.

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All available GAA years · stated-meter rate history

Annual distributions use locally available project-level DPWH GAA sources for FY2016–FY2026. FY2027 HGAB 3rd reading is shown separately as a proposal comparator. Each point is a year/category median, not a matched-project price trend. The chart requires at least 20 usable records per year/category; the table retains smaller cohorts with their sample sizes shown. Lengths below 10 meters and rows without recoverable stated lengths are excluded from rates.

RoadsBridges

Year · stage	Work category	Usable rate records ≥10 m	Median pesos/meter	25th percentile	75th percentile
2016 · enacted GAA	Roads	168	₱20,844.2	10563.09	33448.98
2016 · enacted GAA	Bridges	1	₱184,207.55	184207.55	184207.55
2016 · enacted GAA	Mixed roads / bridges	6	₱24,612.91	17078.47	55719.05
2017 · enacted GAA	Roads	187	₱24,511.06	11775.25	38490.86
2017 · enacted GAA	Bridges	2	₱109,746.62	58324.98	161168.25
2017 · enacted GAA	Mixed roads / bridges	6	₱88,214.6	53389.73	123636.5
2018 · enacted GAA	Roads	174	₱16,128.5	7563.15	30000.0
2018 · enacted GAA	Bridges	13	₱100,806.45	59259.26	114285.71
2018 · enacted GAA	Mixed roads / bridges	5	₱117,801.05	19655.56	117801.05
2019 · enacted GAA	Roads	108	₱27,879.81	15749.88	49523.75
2019 · enacted GAA	Bridges	21	₱132,142.86	90171.33	190114.07
2019 · enacted GAA	Mixed roads / bridges	8	₱687,500.0	510620.92	891666.67
2020 · enacted GAA	Roads	395	₱47,619.05	20288.33	220769.23
2020 · enacted GAA	Bridges	18	₱105,555.56	59304.51	179023.8
2020 · enacted GAA	Mixed roads / bridges	11	₱29,375.0	9680.68	886113.64
2021 · enacted GAA	Roads	610	₱32,970.96	12066.34	187980.77
2021 · enacted GAA	Bridges	24	₱117,688.33	37593.03	200766.25
2021 · enacted GAA	Mixed roads / bridges	6	₱23,875.61	18149.36	245972.65
2022 · enacted GAA	Roads	358	₱76,923.08	24672.53	418741.03
2022 · enacted GAA	Bridges	32	₱142,857.14	97500.0	210000.0
2022 · enacted GAA	Mixed roads / bridges	4	₱122,023.81	102423.63	156250.0
2023 · enacted GAA	Roads	364	₱40,211.78	16666.67	174260.73
2023 · enacted GAA	Bridges	17	₱65,359.48	38541.67	175000.0
2023 · enacted GAA	Mixed roads / bridges	9	₱14,000.0	12632.91	59031.88
2024 · enacted GAA	Roads	471	₱28,344.67	10091.65	61862.24
2024 · enacted GAA	Bridges	20	₱201,663.64	185155.36	250000.0
2024 · enacted GAA	Mixed roads / bridges	4	₱4,925,247.17	4165393.43	5581343.94
2025 · enacted GAA	Roads	1079	₱33,704.08	13990.88	67784.34
2025 · enacted GAA	Bridges	10	₱333,333.33	37476.19	333333.33
2026 · enacted GAA	Roads	7655	₱32,072.0	19542.53	56000.0
2026 · enacted GAA	Bridges	250	₱816,666.67	288946.52	1305000.0
2027 · HGAB proposal	Roads	3324	₱34,575.11	21000.0	62500.0
2027 · HGAB proposal	Bridges	63	₱866,192.11	455379.41	1703571.43

Source coverage and limits

Allocation divided by title-stated segment length using the same length parser as the current cost-per-meter screen. Only rates with at least 10 stated meters are summarized. Annual medians and quartiles are descriptive, unadjusted distributions; rows are not matched contracts or constant-scope price observations.

Source years	Source	Rows with a stated-length rate	Source limits
2016, 2017, 2018	DPWH classified project-family lines · FY2016–FY2018	564	Retained classified DPWH project-family extract; not a fresh reparse of the complete GAA workbook.
2019	FY2019 DPWH Technical GAA	137	Technical GAA PDF text extraction; only project-title candidates with recoverable lengths are included.
2020	ODV budget_2020.parquet	433	Hierarchy-expanded DPWH GAA descriptions; amounts converted from thousands of pesos. Only rows with a recoverable title-stated length enter the rate series.
2021	ODV budget_2021.parquet	641	Hierarchy-expanded DPWH GAA descriptions; amounts converted from thousands of pesos. Only rows with a recoverable title-stated length enter the rate series.
2022	ODV budget_2022.parquet	395	Hierarchy-expanded DPWH GAA descriptions; amounts converted from thousands of pesos. Only rows with a recoverable title-stated length enter the rate series.
2023	ODV budget_2023.parquet	390	Hierarchy-expanded DPWH GAA descriptions; amounts converted from thousands of pesos. Only rows with a recoverable title-stated length enter the rate series.
2024	ODV budget_2024.parquet	495	Hierarchy-expanded DPWH GAA descriptions; amounts converted from thousands of pesos. Only rows with a recoverable title-stated length enter the rate series.
2025	ODV budget_2025.parquet	1093	Hierarchy-expanded DPWH GAA descriptions; amounts converted from thousands of pesos. Only rows with a recoverable title-stated length enter the rate series.
2026	Parsed DPWH FY2026 GAA leaf-node schedule	7910	Parsed DPWH leaf-node comparison source; its eligible scope is narrower than a complete DPWH GAA hierarchy.

The available annual project-level series begins in FY2016. FY2015 local technical-GAA records are PAP-grouped rather than uniquely identified project records, so they are excluded; earlier annual project-level DPWH GAA sources are not present in this workspace.
Historical source grain and completeness vary by year. FY2016–FY2018 use the retained DPWH project-family extract; FY2019 uses DBM technical-GAA text candidates; FY2020–FY2025 use hierarchy-expanded GAA budget descriptions; FY2026 uses parsed DPWH leaf nodes.
The FY2020–FY2025 sources identify project-like rows through a recoverable stated length in the DPWH road/bridge description. This is not a complete project denominator and annual source coverage is not directly comparable.
FY2027 HGAB is a proposed budget-stage comparator, not an enacted GAA year. Different project mix, scope, dimensions, quality, location and funded quantities remain uncontrolled.
Rates are whole line-item allocations divided by title-stated segment length, not verified construction unit costs. FMR is excluded from this series.

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Detailed comparison · FY2026 enacted GAA vs FY2027 HGAB

This section applies the same-program and comparable-length-band screen to FY2026 and FY2027. The annual history above shows the other available GAA cohorts descriptively, but their differing source grain and incomplete annual coverage do not support adding them to this adjusted comparison. FY2026 is enacted GAA; FY2027 is the HGAB 3rd-reading proposal. These are allocations per stated meter, not verified construction prices or a finding of overpricing.

Program medians · pesos per stated meter. Length-adjusted changes are in the table.

Official program · graph number	Category	Usable records · 2026 / 2027	2026 median pesos/meter	2027 median pesos/meter	Unadjusted change (%)	Length-adjusted change (%)
Construction of Missing Links/ New Roads · 1	Roads	126 / 134	₱57,766.58	₱62,500.0	8.2	66.1
Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction of Roads with Slips, Slope Collapse, and Landslide - Secondary Roads · 2	Roads	263 / 128	₱174,440.0	₱207,132.98	18.7	40.3
Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction of Roads with Slips, Slope Collapse, and Landslide - Tertiary Roads · 3	Roads	271 / 89	₱188,135.8	₱226,086.96	20.2	39.3
Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction/ Upgrading of Damaged Paved Roads - Secondary Roads · 4	Roads	278 / 178	₱28,691.14	₱37,371.87	30.3	24.8
Construction of By-Pass and Diversion Roads · 5	Roads	313 / 283	₱80,813.63	₱100,000.0	23.7	22.1
Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction/ Upgrading of Damaged Paved Roads - Tertiary Roads · 6	Roads	188 / 108	₱29,096.25	₱31,419.56	8.0	5.2
Road Widening - Secondary Roads · 7	Roads	356 / 211	₱43,454.02	₱46,196.25	6.3	-3.9
Road Widening - Primary Roads · 8	Roads	198 / 71	₱44,518.95	₱39,681.07	-10.9	-7.2
Preventive Maintenance - Tertiary Roads · not graphed	Roads	298 / 177	₱26,875.36	₱21,254.63	-20.9	-8.3
Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction/ Upgrading of Damaged Paved Roads - Primary Roads · not graphed	Roads	156 / 118	₱32,112.07	₱28,168.75	-12.3	-9.1
Preventive Maintenance - Primary Roads · not graphed	Roads	229 / 229	₱49,580.67	₱41,701.42	-15.9	-13.7
Preventive Maintenance - Secondary Roads · not graphed	Roads	409 / 317	₱33,978.58	₱29,768.91	-12.4	-14.0
Off-Carriageway Improvement - Primary Roads · not graphed	Roads	26 / 37	₱15,574.7	₱12,106.54	-22.3	Insufficient comparable length bands
Off-Carriageway Improvement - Secondary Roads · not graphed	Roads	43 / 63	₱19,546.31	₱11,113.16	-43.1	Insufficient comparable length bands
Off-Carriageway Improvement - Tertiary Roads · not graphed	Roads	27 / 39	₱12,997.35	₱9,073.9	-30.2	Insufficient comparable length bands
Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction of Roads with Slips, Slope Collapse, and Landslide - Primary Roads · not graphed	Roads	92 / 27	₱265,221.67	₱333,333.33	25.7	Insufficient comparable length bands
Road Widening - Tertiary Roads · not graphed	Roads	83 / 37	₱40,000.0	₱38,999.05	-2.5	Insufficient comparable length bands

Coverage and exclusions

Category	Budget stage	Selected line items	With stated lengths	Rate records ≥10 meters	Median pesos/meter · project mix uncontrolled
Roads	FY2026 GAA	8401	7658	7655	₱32,072.0
Roads	FY2027 HGAB 3rd	6482	3329	3324	₱34,575.11
Bridges	FY2026 GAA	1278	252	250	₱816,666.67
Bridges	FY2027 HGAB 3rd	1159	65	63	₱866,192.11
Mixed roads / bridges	FY2026 GAA	113	78	0	Not comparable
Mixed roads / bridges	FY2027 HGAB 3rd	116	45	0	Not comparable

Method and limits

Same length parser as current page; positive domestic DPWH OPERATIONS col_J occurrences only from local parsed FY2026 schedule. Peso amounts already in pesos. Official PAP joins use case/punctuation normalization only; unmatched programs excluded from peer comparisons. Lengths below 10m withheld from rate comparisons. Program medians need at least 20 usable records per stage. Length adjustment uses FY2026 length quartiles, at least 20 records per stage per band, and a FY2026-count-weighted mean of band median ratios. Unsupported bands are excluded, never extrapolated.

Different projects and stage scope; not paired contracts or measured construction cost inflation.
Surface, recorded condition, width, lanes, terrain, structures, geography and funded quantities remain uncontrolled in this cross-year table. Current-page surface/condition screening does not turn this into a matched-context historical comparison. Rates are whole allocation/stated meters.
FY2026 column-J leaf scope can omit records at other hierarchy depths; selected coverage is not the complete DPWH budget. Missing metadata can bias comparisons.
FMR is not compared here: this historical comparison reads the DPWH schedule only.
Medians resist extreme-rate influence; no extreme individual rate dots or bars shown. No formal significance or causal claim.

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Supporting length-group calculations

The adjusted percentage is the mean of the group rate ratios, weighted by the FY2026 record count. Only the groups shown qualify; omitted groups do not count toward the result.

Category	Official program	Length group · meters	2026 / 2027 records	2026 median pesos/meter	2027 median pesos/meter	Rate change (%)
Roads	Construction of By-Pass and Diversion Roads	10–<330	77 / 67	₱396,842.82	₱442,554.9	11.5
Roads	Construction of By-Pass and Diversion Roads	330–<693	79 / 63	₱96,565.32	₱124,575.98	29.0
Roads	Construction of By-Pass and Diversion Roads	693–<1351	78 / 62	₱69,441.5	₱100,000.0	44.0
Roads	Construction of By-Pass and Diversion Roads	≥1351	79 / 91	₱48,190.5	₱50,000.0	3.8
Roads	Construction of Missing Links/ New Roads	10–<354.25	32 / 23	₱303,043.43	₱870,000.0	187.1
Roads	Construction of Missing Links/ New Roads	354.25–<987.5	31 / 21	₱69,831.19	₱97,647.06	39.8
Roads	Construction of Missing Links/ New Roads	987.5–<1965.25	31 / 36	₱56,392.78	₱62,578.32	11.0
Roads	Construction of Missing Links/ New Roads	≥1965.25	32 / 54	₱36,535.13	₱45,318.15	24.0
Roads	Preventive Maintenance - Primary Roads	10–<536	57 / 55	₱52,761.19	₱45,400.0	-14.0
Roads	Preventive Maintenance - Primary Roads	536–<960	56 / 36	₱51,978.06	₱43,521.45	-16.3
Roads	Preventive Maintenance - Primary Roads	960–<1311	58 / 38	₱49,934.09	₱41,912.21	-16.1
Roads	Preventive Maintenance - Primary Roads	≥1311	58 / 100	₱41,182.65	₱37,678.8	-8.5
Roads	Preventive Maintenance - Secondary Roads	10–<488	102 / 64	₱42,457.03	₱41,971.51	-1.1
Roads	Preventive Maintenance - Secondary Roads	488–<960	102 / 68	₱38,328.71	₱30,921.5	-19.3
Roads	Preventive Maintenance - Secondary Roads	960–<1531	102 / 67	₱36,724.78	₱29,415.38	-19.9
Roads	Preventive Maintenance - Secondary Roads	≥1531	103 / 118	₱23,548.21	₱19,906.67	-15.5
Roads	Preventive Maintenance - Tertiary Roads	10–<425	75 / 32	₱30,903.23	₱33,641.07	8.9
Roads	Preventive Maintenance - Tertiary Roads	425–<925.5	74 / 25	₱27,065.94	₱21,311.11	-21.3
Roads	Preventive Maintenance - Tertiary Roads	925.5–<1564.83	74 / 38	₱27,055.15	₱28,426.0	5.1
Roads	Preventive Maintenance - Tertiary Roads	≥1564.83	75 / 82	₱23,743.5	₱17,647.35	-25.7
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction of Roads with Slips, Slope Collapse, and Landslide - Secondary Roads	10–<55.5	66 / 40	₱234,437.82	₱478,431.38	104.1
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction of Roads with Slips, Slope Collapse, and Landslide - Secondary Roads	55.5–<123	65 / 25	₱201,792.68	₱301,886.79	49.6
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction of Roads with Slips, Slope Collapse, and Landslide - Secondary Roads	123–<284.5	66 / 29	₱187,979.0	₱170,212.77	-9.5
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction of Roads with Slips, Slope Collapse, and Landslide - Secondary Roads	≥284.5	66 / 34	₱100,431.69	₱117,531.47	17.0
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction of Roads with Slips, Slope Collapse, and Landslide - Tertiary Roads	10–<60	65 / 20	₱274,658.54	₱450,450.0	64.0
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction of Roads with Slips, Slope Collapse, and Landslide - Tertiary Roads	60–<113	69 / 22	₱227,500.0	₱391,812.86	72.2
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction of Roads with Slips, Slope Collapse, and Landslide - Tertiary Roads	≥231.5	68 / 30	₱121,556.67	₱100,176.35	-17.6
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction/ Upgrading of Damaged Paved Roads - Primary Roads	10–<316.5	39 / 34	₱38,643.94	₱38,390.62	-0.7
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction/ Upgrading of Damaged Paved Roads - Primary Roads	316.5–<622.5	39 / 20	₱37,796.51	₱24,675.64	-34.7
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction/ Upgrading of Damaged Paved Roads - Primary Roads	≥1293	39 / 48	₱24,152.54	₱26,084.9	8.0
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction/ Upgrading of Damaged Paved Roads - Secondary Roads	10–<300	69 / 39	₱36,129.19	₱53,221.05	47.3
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction/ Upgrading of Damaged Paved Roads - Secondary Roads	300–<718.5	70 / 55	₱31,496.51	₱40,000.0	27.0
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction/ Upgrading of Damaged Paved Roads - Secondary Roads	718.5–<1376.5	69 / 47	₱28,938.28	₱30,916.46	6.8
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction/ Upgrading of Damaged Paved Roads - Secondary Roads	≥1376.5	70 / 37	₱22,354.26	₱26,435.05	18.3
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction/ Upgrading of Damaged Paved Roads - Tertiary Roads	10–<277.75	47 / 31	₱39,140.22	₱48,281.08	23.4
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction/ Upgrading of Damaged Paved Roads - Tertiary Roads	277.75–<590.125	47 / 22	₱32,792.31	₱35,903.74	9.5
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction/ Upgrading of Damaged Paved Roads - Tertiary Roads	590.125–<1006.5	47 / 22	₱33,234.76	₱30,246.6	-9.0
Roads	Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction/ Upgrading of Damaged Paved Roads - Tertiary Roads	≥1006.5	47 / 33	₱23,116.04	₱22,439.87	-2.9
Roads	Road Widening - Primary Roads	843–<1690.5	49 / 21	₱47,528.44	₱46,623.57	-1.9
Roads	Road Widening - Primary Roads	≥1690.5	50 / 30	₱39,350.65	₱34,459.14	-12.4
Roads	Road Widening - Secondary Roads	10–<550.75	89 / 50	₱57,714.95	₱50,000.0	-13.4
Roads	Road Widening - Secondary Roads	550.75–<1009	88 / 56	₱48,954.95	₱54,190.12	10.7
Roads	Road Widening - Secondary Roads	1009–<1576.75	90 / 47	₱41,148.99	₱44,874.21	9.1
Roads	Road Widening - Secondary Roads	≥1576.75	89 / 58	₱34,313.7	₱26,799.03	-21.9