MANILA, Philippines — The national broadband program of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) would further increase to P12 billion if the Senate approves the realignment of funds from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
This, as Senator Panfilo Lacson said he is proposing to cut the P666.4-billion budget of the DPWH by P63 billion, part of which will be used to augment the funding for the DICT’s national broadband program.
“Ang total nito (realignment) P63 billion to be realigned to other agencies like the DICT. Dinagdagan namin…kahit makumpleto ang P12 billion, still short of P6 billion from their original request of P18 billio…
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