It took the House of Representatives less than an hour to pass the P2.268 trillion proposed budget for next year which was shorn of the Congressional discretionary fund or the Priority Development Asssistance Fund (PDAF) of the lawmakers.

Voting 219- 22, House members approved the budget bill on third reading. The measure transferred the jurisdiction of the P25 billion PDAF to various government agencies such as the Department of Education and Commission on Higher Education (P3.691 billion), Department of Health (P3.691 billion), Department of Labor and Employment (P3.691 billion), Department of Social Welfare and Development (P4.713 billion) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (P9.654 billion).

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