Decades of flood controls yet we're still underwater
Congressmen budgeted P183 billion for “flood controls” in 2023. They’ll pocket most of it.
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Congressmen budgeted P183 billion for “flood controls” in 2023. They’ll pocket most of it.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (TOTO LOZANO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) The President sent a letter to leaders of Congress about his decision to issue a “direct veto” on several “rider” provisions in the national budget for next year, saying he was duty bound to curb any attempt to impinge upon the Constitution and existing laws. According to the President, intelligence funds cover programs and activities related to national security, which he insisted are “deemed confidential or classified information.” Such national security information is also one of the recognized exceptions to the ri...