Duterte says NTF-ELCAC budget issue to push his Senate run next year
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday told lawmakers he may push through with his Senate run next year if they refuse to reverse the budget cut of the government's anti-insurgency task force.
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflicts' is set to get a P10.8 billion budget next year, based on the latest version approved by the Senate, which is down from the P30.45 billion originally stated in the General Appropriations Bill. In a speech at an NTF-ELCAC meeting in Zamboanga City, Duterte said, "Puwede ba palitan n’yo iyong mga senador?"Duterte, who is barred by the Constitution from seeking reelection, said in October he would retire from politics when his term ends in June next year. But he registered as a substitute candidate for senator last Nov. 15.
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