Rodriguez: Restore Mindanao's budget

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez asked the House of Representatives to restore the P22 billion cut in the appropriation for Mindanao from the 2023 national budget. Rodriguez questioned the reduction in funds for Mindanao from P650 billion this year to P628 billion next year, or from 13 percent to only 11.9 percent of the proposed P5.268 billion 2023 national budget.

"Mindanao should get its fair share of national resources. Instead of reducing its funding in the national budget, the government should increase it," he said.