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The House of Representatives on Tuesday, October 22, approved on 3rd and final reading the proposed P2.268 trillion budget for 2014, an amount that is the same as what Malacañang proposed. The national budget passed the Lower House with a 219-22 vote. It will now be transmitted to the Senate for deliberation. Deliberations on the proposed 2014 budget were conducted at the height of scandals regarding the alleged misuse of billions worth of lawmakers’ funds. House members have reached a consensus to realign their controversial P25.2-billion Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) to 6 line agencies. The House, however, retained lump sum appropriations for the Office of the President, including the calamity fund. Under the House version of the budget, the top 3 largest allocations will go to the Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
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