President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the Department of Budget and Management's (DBM's) proposed national budget for 2018, which is 12.4 percent higher than the P3.35 trillion approved budget for the current year.
In a text message, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno confirmed that Duterte, during Monday's Cabinet meeting in Malacanang, gave the green light for the proposed 2018 budget, which he would submit to Congress before the President would deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24.
Already have an active account? Log in here.
Continue reading with one of these options:
Continue reading with one of these options:
Premium + Digital Edition
Ad-free access
P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
- Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
- Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)
TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details
If you have an active account, log in
here
.