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PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte will sign the P4.5-trillion national budget for next year on Dec. 28, according to his spokesman.
âThe signing is on the 28th and this will be done in Davao,â presidential spokesman Harry L. Roque told an online news briefing in Filipino on Tuesday.
Five congressmen and five senators would be present at the ceremonial signing, he said.
The President flew to his hometown of Davao City this week to spend the holidays there. The palace earlier said Mr. Duterte would review the measure for potential vetoes.
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PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte will sign next year’s spending plan into law by the end of the month at the latest, according to the presidential palace.
The President would sign the measure either on Dec. 23 or 28, his spokesman Harry L. Roque told a news briefing on Thursday. He did not say whether the palace had received the ratified copy of the budget bill.
Last week, lawmakers ratified the P4.5-trillion spending plan for next year, which seeks to support economic recovery after a record recession amid a coronavirus pandemic.
The Palace earlier said Mr. Duterte would thoroughly review the measure for any lines that would need to be vetoed.