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P23-B supplemental budget to scale up Yolanda aid, APEC preps

MANILA, Nov 20 — In its bid to develop a more responsive budget plan for the next fiscal year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is pushing for a P23-billion supplemental budget to ensure sufficient funding support for crucial development initiatives, including various infrastructure projects for post-Yolanda rehabilitation and government preparations for the 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad explained, “The National Treasury has already certified the availability of […]