Duterte certifies 2O2O
nat'l budget as urgent
Malacaffang said President Du-
terte certified the proposed 2020
nauonal budget to a\roid a rdpeat
of the delay of its pa'ssaoi Snd
adversely afu the administrations
e@nomic program and delivery o;
services to the public.
Presidential spokesman Salvador
Panelo made the statement after it
was reported that Duterte certified
the proposed p4.l-triilion bodoet
bill as urgent Tuesday.
Panelo said Duterte certified tfie
bill as urgent to remind lawmakers
of the effects of a reenacted budoet
to the.country
"In certirying the urgency of the
budgdt bill, PRRD wants to convey
to the members of Congress the
importance of passinq the General
Appropriations Bill on time to avoid
ofa reenacted budget that
a repeat
wreaked havoc to the economic
program of this administration,
affected the timely delivery of
basic services to the people, and
ultimately, slowed our groMh dur-
ing the first quarter of this y@r,,,
he said.
"Government operatioils must
never be hampered and our consti-
tutional mandate to serve the Filipi-
no @ple must preyail o\rer partisan
considemtions and conshnt differ-
enees or rraryiirg interpretations on
the budget " he added.
.The gdvernment operated
on a
reenactnent of the 2018 budqet for
the first foulTncnths of 2Otg 6ttn--
ing accusations about insertjons in
- i the bqdget
among the lawmakers.
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