As government agencies aggressively push for numerous projects and programs, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported on Monday, May 19, that budget proposals for next year have ballooned to ₱11 trillion, surpassing this year’s ₱9.2 trillion worth of funding requests. “Based on the overall budget submissions, many agencies are requesting increases of 200 to 300 percent. The agency is looking at an approximate total of around ₱11 trillion,” DBM Undersecretary Goddes Hope Libiran told reporters on the sidelines of the Open Government Week’s opening ceremony.
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