SENATOR Panfilo M. Lacson on Wednesday said that at least P9 billion in “pork” lump sums would now be available for “urgent” items in the proposed P3.7-trillion budget for 2019.

Lacson said the P9 billion represented the increase in the Assistance to Local Government Unit (ALGU), after the proposed national budget went through the House of Representatives.

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