Members of the bicameral conference committee have agreed to restore the P50 billion slashed in the proposed budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), breaking an impasse that hobbled negotiations to reconcile conflicting provisions of the budget measures.

The bicam panel hopes to pass the proposed P3.767-trillion 2018 budget before congress goes on recess on December 13.

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