Duterte threatens to veto entire 2019 budget

Apr 12, 2019 1:44 am

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday threatened to veto the entire proposed national budget for this year if the allocations were unlawful.

In his speech during a campaign rally in Bacolod City, Duterte said the national spending plan was still being studied by his legal team to ensure that it was not against the Constitution.

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