INCOMING Budget secretary Amenah Pangandaman said she was instructed by President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ensure that his priority initiatives and projects are included in the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP).

In a statement released on Thursday, she said, "I aspire to draft and implement a budget that will promote a broad-based and inclusive economic recovery and growth... President-elect Marcos' priority programs are in line with that."

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