QUEZON CITY, Aug. 26 –  Philippine Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno presented the 2017 budget to the House of Representatives on Monday, August 22. As what President Rodrigo Duterte proudly versed out during his State of the Nation Address, the amount focuses on funding the areas of education, agriculture, social services and infrastructure. Garnering summation of Php 3.35 trillion, it increased 11.6 percent over present year’s budget of Php 3.002 trillion. With Duterte’s fondness of the […]