Senate to remove P8 billion right-of-way funds in 2019 budget

MANILA, Philippines – Senators have agreed on Wednesday, January 16, to remove some P8 billion worth of right-of-way acquisition funds from the proposed budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

During the Senate deliberations on the 2019 General Appropriations Bill, Senator Panfilo Lacson revealed that of P20.6 ...