MANILA, Philippines — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday claimed that the House of Representatives would not have ratified the final version of the budget if the P28-billion increase in the 2021 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) had not been adopted.
“I would like to think that way na mas marami yung na-adopt dun sa House contingent kasi ang cinite na reason ni [finance committee chair] Senator (Sonny) Angara…masa-sacrifice yung buong budget kung hindi niya pagbibigyan yung House contingent, implying na baka hindi approve-an o baka hindi i-ratify ng House yung version kung saan hindi madadagdagan yung kanilang realignment, insertions ng P28 billion, at lea…
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