NO EXTRA FUNDS; PALACE CAN COVER P13.8 B FOR TYPHOON REHAB
| Monday, 10 October 2011 00:24 | |
By GENALYN D. KABILING, mb.com.ph  Malacañang is not inclined to seek a supplemental budget from Congress to bankroll the increasing cost of rehabilitation of typhoon-hit provinces which now stands at P13.8 billion.Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said Sunday the government has sufficient funds as of now to address the multi-billion-peso damage to agriculture and infrastructure left by the typhoons “Pedring” and “Quiel.”  |
