Solon vows to restore NCCA budget to 2022 level
Pangasinan Rep. Christopher de Venecia (File photo) MANILA - Pangasinan Rep. Christopher de Venecia on Wednesday vowed to restore the budget of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts for next year to at least this year's level of PHP156 million. During the plenary deliberations on the proposed 2023 NCCA budget of PHP25.16 million, de Venecia, chair of the House Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts, said he will "fight tooth and nail" to restore the NCCA budget up to at least the current 2022 level. De Venecia, who is also vice-chair of the House Committee ...