While a reenacted budget does not paralyze the Philippine government, it slows down the delivery of basic services and throws askew timetables for the implementation of projects and programs. In the past, a reenacted budget allowed the Arroyo administration to classify as savings the funds unspent from the previous year’s outlay. This time, the House of Representatives and Senate are in a deadlock over the P3.757-trillion GAA for 2019. Economic managers warned yesterday that the reenacted budget had effectively frozen the implementation of projects costing nearly P500 billion mostly for the Build, Build, Build program. The people, especially those who are feeling the adverse effects of a reenacted budget, can take their revenge in the May elections.

Source: Philippine Star March 14, 2019 16:00 UTC