SENATE President Francis Escudero said on Friday, October 25, that the upper chamber would ensure that the budget for flood-control projects will be spent on measures to mitigate flooding.
"We begin budget deliberations when we resume on November 4. I expect this will be brought up during the discussions on the allocations for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the Department of National Defense/Office of Civil Defense (DND/OCD)," said Escudero in a text message.
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