Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (File photo) MANILA - The PHP5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 contains line items that will help achieve the Marcos administration's bid for an "inclusive and sustainable" economic transformation, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said Wednesday. Pangandaman issued the statement, as she called on the government leaders to lead with empathy to respond to the needs of the people. "As leaders in government, it is incumbent upon us to lead with empathy. We must truly consider and respond to the needs of our localities," Pangandaman said in a message at the League of Municipalities General Assembly at the Manila Hotel. "With empathy for the needs of our people, the Department of Budget and Management prepared a national budget for economic transformation that is truly inclusive and sustainable - budget na tunay na dumaramay, nakaka-unawa at nagmamalasakit sa mga Pilipino (a budget that truly empathizes with, understan