FEATURE SECTION
A BUDGE ON THE BUDGET Katrina Gabrielle L. Colibao Illustration by Lance Pahang
A good budget for the year is key to obtain progress in the country. It serves as a steering wheel, directing where our resources go. This goes without saying that state funding therefore must be properly allocated and distributed in order to meet the needs and demands of the people. On October 1, the House of Representatives passed to the Senate the proposed P4.1 trillion 2020 national budget,
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House Bill No. 4228, also known as the 2020 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). The enormous national budget, rising to 11.8% higher than the 2019 budget and constituting 19.4% of the country’s domestic product, points to the government’s unorthodox priorities for the next year. The top three departments to share the biggest appropriations are the Department of
