Lorenzana: Lawmakers' objections to NTF-ELCAC budget 'misplaced'
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana criticized lawmakers' objections to the PHP28.1 billion budget for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) as 'misplaced'.
Lorenzana argued that these funds are intended for development projects in conflict-affected barangays.
He called on lawmakers to explain their position, noting that halting funding would stop necessary development efforts.
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