Enough money will be available to fund the Duterte government’s ambitious ‘Build Build Build” program, a Cabinet official claimed on Thursday.

“As far as the infrastructure is concerned there will be no problem with the budget; we are pursuing what we call an expansionary fiscal policy,” Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said in a panel discussion during the 43rd Philippine Business Conference and Expo.

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