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Palace: Duterte to veto unconstitutional items in proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020

(Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte will veto unconstitutional items in the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the statement after Senator Panfilo Lacson said the proposal ratified by both the Senate and the House of Representatives was still not pork-free. “(The) provisions in the budget that run counter to the Constitution will be vetoed by the President. There is no change in that policy,”  Panelo said. In a statement issued […]