MANILA, Philippines — The Senate will make sure that newly implemented laws will be allocated by the proposed P4.1-trillion 2020 national budget, Senator Sonny Angara said. The allocated funds will be included in the budget of the Department of Education. For RA 11459 or the Judges-at-Large Act, funding would be provided for the creation of 50 new judges-at-large positions, the senator said. The funding will be included in the P2.5 billion budget of the judiciary, according to Angara. The funding for the hotline will be inserted in the Department of Health’s portion of the budget, Angara added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 16, 2019 09:33 UTC