INFRASTRUCTURE spending expanded by double-digit terms in 2016, but fell short of the revised target set by the national government, data released by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) over the weekend showed.

Infrastructure and other capital expenditures surged by 42.8 percent to P493 billion in 2016 from P345.3 billion a year earlier.

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