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House leaders drop push to return NEP after DBM promises revisions
House party leaders will no longer push for the return of the National Expenditures Program (NEP) to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) after the latter promised to address identified issues.
Budget deliberations in the House of Representatives will proceed as scheduled, with hearings running from September 4 to 16.
Party leaders had initially recommended returning the NEP due to widespread problems in budget allocations across various agencies, similar to issues found in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) concerning funding for completed projects.
DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman and DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon personally called House leaders to commit to fixing the allocation problems within the House.
The decision to continue with the deliberations was made to avoid delays in the budget process, with a commitment from the DBM to implement fixes within 10 days.
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