Lacson questions funding prioritization for farm-to-market road over COVID-19 response

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What is the connection between farm-to-market roads and the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic?

“We noticed releases under Bayanihan 2 focused on farm-to-market roads worth P5 billion. Can you explain the connection between these farm-to-market road releases and the government’s COVID response? Parang hindi ko ma-connect ,” he said in his interpellation of the DA’s budget. Senator Cynthia Villar, who was sponsoring the DA’s budget, replied it could be for improving logistics – triggering laughter inside the Senate session hall. Villar is the chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform committee.

Also, Lacson questioned the 17-percent increase in the DA’s funding for Agri-Machinery, Equipment, Facilities, and Infrastructure program from P11.3 billion to P13.32 billion – with the bulk of the increase for farm-to-market roads from P4.98 billion under the National Expenditure Program to P6.95 billion under the House version of the budget bill.

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