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Budget sought for disaster relief Oct 18th 2013, 23:51 MANILA, Philippines—Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has called on Malacañang and Congress to start tweaking the proposed P2.226-trillion national budget to create space for post-calamity efforts.   This developed as Senate President Franklin Drilon announced that the Senate has made available P6 million from its savings to fund relief and rehabilitation efforts in provinces recently hit by disaster.   "There's certainly a need for bigger DAP or Disaster Aid Projects funds. This is the kind of DAP that we need," Recto said in a statement.   Recto said the proposed P7.5 billion 2014 allocation of the calamity fund might not be enough t... Keep on reading: Budget sought for disaster relief Media files: Ralph-Recto-721x600.jpg (image/jpeg)

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