Duterte administration is spending a whopping P860.7 billion, equivalent to about 5.4 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), on large-scale infrastructure projects next year in keeping with its commitment to disperse growth and create enough jobs for Filipinos, especially in the countryside.

Finance Undersecretary Antonette Tionko said this amount is about P100 billion more than the 2016 outlay of P756.4 billion.

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