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Puno: Lawmakers back Senate move to scrap projects lacking documents

MANILA, Philippines – Deputy Speaker Ronaldo Puno said Thursday that lawmakers support the Senate's push to strip projects lacking proper documentation from the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for next year. On Tuesday, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said the Senate would remove about 295 infrastructure projects worth P8.8 billion from the budget bill, citing the lack

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