Diokno didn’t tell DPWH about P75B, says DPWH chief
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Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno did not notify the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) that P75 billion was added to its budget for 2019, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said on Wednesday. At the Meet Inquirer MultimediaDiokno didn’t tell DPWH about P75B, says DPWH chief
Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno did not notify the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) that P75 billion was added to its budget for 2019, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said on Wednesday. At the Meet Inquirer Multimedia forum, Villar reiterated that the DPWH had submitted a P484-billion expenditure plan for this year. The amount, he said, was the «budget ceiling» set by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for the DPWH, and was nearly 25 percent lower than its original request. It was the first time that the public works secretary spoke about the matter, which became public after Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya J...Keep on reading: Diokno didn’t tell DPWH about P75B, says DPWH chief Read more