In a statement, Ungab claimed that the proposed 2020 budget “contains no pork, no last-minute insertions and no parked funds.” | melvingasconINQ
Among the proposed projects questioned by Lacson are the flood control projects in Sorsogon, Albay and Compostela Valley provinces.Other inserted projects with “scant” details include the P30-million concreting and widening of roads in Isabela, and P40 million for road projects in Pampanga.
He said all changes made in the GAB were aligned with the President’s priorities, and were based on recommendations from the departments and other government agencies. “Both Houses ratified the budget bill. The representatives of both the Senate and House agreed on the amendments to, and final version of, the 2020 GAB at the bicameral conference committee,” Ungab said.“The budget process was undertaken with utmost transparency,” he added.
However, he did not give a response when asked why the chairs of both panels had to reconcile behind closed doors the conflicting provisions in the Senate and House versions of the budget.“The Supreme Court has already declared pork barrel funds as unconstitutional and clearly defined what constitutes pork. The 2020 budget is pork-free,” he said, but without disputing point-by-point Lacson’s assertions.He said the proposed 2020 budget is a “powerful tool” that will help deliver Mr.
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