Senator Loren Legarda allayed fears over the halting of construction of classrooms and health centers because of cuts in the proposed 2019 budget. ADVERTISEMENTLegarda explained at the Meet Inquirer Multimedia forum on Thursday that the budget allocation for classrooms and health centers was reduced only because there was still unspent budget from previous years. Classrooms are being built now but it is one of the slow-moving budget allocations,” Legarda said. READ: DBM chief firm on DOH budget slashThe House of Representatives on Wednesday night approved on second reading the proposed P3.757-trillion national budget for 2019. /jeREAD: House approves proposed 2019 budget on second readingADVERTISEMENTRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 04, 2018 06:22 UTC