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₱1.45 trillion in insertions, diversions: Executive branch allowed Congress to hijack Marcos’ budget for the last 3 years, says Erice

Caloocan 2nd District Rep. Edgar “Egay” Erice blasted the Executive branch for allowing Congress to derail President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fiscal priorities by diverting or altering some ₱1.45 trillion in the Chief Executive’s budget proposals for 2023, 2024 and 2025. In an interview on DZRH News’ special coverage of the September 21 mass protests, Erice said the three successive national budgets under…

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