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Palace: Review of proposed DPWH budget could expand to other agencies
Malacañang suggested that government agencies should proactively review their own budget proposals to identify and remove any questionable allocations.
This statement comes after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to scrutinize the DPWH's proposed budget.
Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro emphasized that other agencies should self-examine their proposals for any inappropriate insertions.
Castro's remarks were made in response to questions regarding allegations of questionable allocations in the proposed budgets of other departments, including the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, the Philippine National Police, and the Department of Health.
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