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ANY day now President Rodrigo Duterte will sign the law that formalizes approval for next year's government budget, amounting to P5 trillion (up from P4.5 trillion this year). Congressional leaders, as usual, will be expected to applaud the occasion, as if commending themselves for a great accomplishment. The display of excitement can be understood as partly in anticipation of government spending that may fuel economic growth from which everyone is expected to benefit. My own suspicion, however, is that people celebrate every budget approval in anticipation of government spending that is prone to leakages, generating spoils where downstream depositories consist mostly of private pockets.
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