Escudero Says ‘Amendments’ Part of Budget Process in Congress
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Escudero says ‘amendments’ part of budget process in Congress
MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Francis Escudero on Wednesday confirmed the practice among lawmakers of introducing last-minute insertions in the National Expenditure Program (NEP). Escudero appeared before the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) as one of the resource persons called in by the fact-finding body to explain the oversight functions of the Senate in the proposed national budget. One of the allegations he backed as…
Senator Francis Escudero appeared before the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) hearing this afternoon. According to Escudero, he will testify before the ICI regarding the revelations made by Navotas Cong. Tony Tiangco regarding the issue of budget insertions. Escudero said that among the questions he will answer before the commission are the possible process of amending the proposed national budget and the issue of ghost projects. …
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