INQUIRER.net: Binay to lawmakers: Scrap P200M in OVP budget for local projects

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Binay to lawmakers: Scrap P200M in OVP budget for local projects Sep 11th 2013, 02:08 MANILA, Philippines – Vice President  Jejomar Binay on Wednesday asked Congress to scrap the P200 million budget included in next year's proposed allocation for his office for local projects. "Effective today, I am formally asking Congress to remove from the 2014 budget of the Office of the Vice President the P200 million appropriation for locally funded projects," Binay said in a statement in Filipino read by his chief of staff, Benjamin Martinez Jr. during the budget  deliberations by the Senate committee on finance. "I am aware that my decision will affect some projects like scholarships for the poor but intelligent students, medicines for those in need, and the ... Keep on reading: Binay to lawmakers: Scrap P200M in OVP budget for local projects Media files: binay-pope.jpg (image/jpeg)

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