Senator Panfilo Lacson hopes the President would once again veto questionable items in the proposed 2020 budget, just as he did with this year's fiscal plan.
on Wednesday, December 11, which was approved by the bicameral conference committee on the same day, even as Lacson claimedIn a phone interview with reporters on Thursday, Lacson said he had discussed with Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Juan Edgardo Angara, head of the Senate finance panel, to write down all the items they deemed questionable beyond the P16.35-billion worth of projects, and send that list to the President.
"Tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang pag-scrutinize kasi hangga't di pa enrolled ang bill, may pagasa pang ma-veto yan."Ang sa akin lang, maghinayang tayo sa pera. Lagi kami nagdedebate sa pagtaas ng buwis at umuutang pa tayo. Ang utang natin P7.9 trillion na tapos makakakita ka ng ganito, 'di ba tayo nanghinayang sa pera ng bayan? Pera natin ito eh.
Even if there are questionable items, Lacson said he agreed for the bicam report to be signed, fearing there would be another stalemate that may lead to a reenacted budget. For the first few months of 2019, the Philippine government operated on a reenacted budget because of the budget deadlock over questionable infrastructure projects that were added post-bicam. Because of this,
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