MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday suggested realignments in the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2019, including the allocation of a P534 billion for biotechnology research. Lacson suggested that billions of pesos be transferred from various government programs that had problems in project implementation and resulted in dismal disbursement records for agencies. ‘Last Mile Schools’ projectBut Lacson also sought to realign a substantial part of DepEd’s spending program. Lacson also wants P5-billion cut from the public-private program strategic support fund. Lacson reasoned that the DPWH had unused appropriations amounting to P82.4 billion from 2011 to 2018.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 04, 2019 21:22 UTC