Duterte: Congress squabble delayed signing of 2019 budget
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MANILA, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte blamed the bickering among members of Congress over the delay in the passage of the 2019 national budget, which he signed on Monday, three months after the government operated on a reenacted budget. «Duterte: Congress squabble delayed signing of 2019 budget
MANILA, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte blamed the bickering among members of Congress over the delay in the passage of the 2019 national budget, which he signed on Monday, three months after the government operated on a reenacted budget. «Kakaaway nila, kahapon [actually, Monday. ---Ed.] ko lang napirmahan ang budget,» Duterte said in his speech on Wednesday at Partido Demokratiko Pilipino -- Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) campaign rally in Batangas City. Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives had locked horns over the alleged questionable allocations and alleged insertions in the proposed P3.757 national budget. In signing the budget, the President ve...Keep on reading: Duterte: Congress squabble delayed signing of 2019 budget Read more