Senate approves proposed P3.7-trillion national budget for 2018 on third reading

(Eagle News) — The Senate on Wednesday approved on third and final reading the  proposed P3.767-trillion national budget for 2018.

All 16 senators present voted for the budget bill months after the House of Representatives passed its own in September.

A bulk of the budget, once passed into law, is expected to go to the Duterte administration’s Build, Build, Build program.

Also expected to get a big share of the budget, if passed into law, is the field of education.

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