THE turn of events in the bicameral deliberations on the P3.77-trillion 2018 national budget is worrisome, with congressional leaders raising the specter of a re-enacted budget by January if a dispute over the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is not resolved.

The dispute centers on the P50-billion cut in the DPWH budget in the Senate version of the General Appropriations bill, or GAB.

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