Tining defends CPAC budget cut, cites legal constraints

Tining defends CPAC budget cut, cites legal constraints

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Provincial Board (PB) Member Celestino “Tining” Martinez III on Wednesday defended plans to eliminate funding for the Cebu People’s Action Center (CPAC). Martinez responded to Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro’s statements justifying the function and role of CPAC, which she called ‘her baby’, amid plans to defund it.  But the PB member, who chairs the Committee on Budget and Appropriations, pointed out that their proposal to s…