Same time, same budget OK next year
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The Senate Tuesday approved the Malacaang-proposed 2012 national budget of P1.816 trillion, apparently without any cuts.
It only took the Senate just one week of deliberations and almost unanimous approval of the budget, despite the budget items being not only a non-transparent spending budget but also one that is not attuned to what is needed by an administrations pledges made during its campaign to spend on.
On the issue of transparency, there were again lump sum appropriations, along with the Palaces stubborn stand to make the judiciary specifically the Supreme Court (SC) bow to Malacaang, with its insistence and approval of Congress for constitutional offices to provide the Palace with reports on how many positions have been filled, despite the claim of Noynoys puppy in the Senate, Sen. Franklin Drilon, that the fund release will be automatic, even when funds will only be released when the quarterly reports to Malacanang will show that the constitutional offices have filled the positions..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20111124com1.html
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