The Manila Times · General

Civil society and crafting the budget of our hopes and dreams

· By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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THERE is time for everything, according to Ecclesiastes, and a trifecta of events — outsized and corrupt congressional pork, a public fed up with massive official corruption, and the decision of many senators to implement a budget purge — paved the way for civil society to actively participate in the budget process.…

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