Lacson flags over P3B lump sums in 2027 national budget
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-08-28 07:22 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 95
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Transport, Philippines, Tax & Budget, World News, Asia Pacific
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MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday flagged questionable lump-sum infrastructure allocations—including uniform P180-million amounts per region for evacuation centers totaling over P3 billion—in the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027.
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