“According to Secretary (Eduardo) Año, the DILG has nothing to do with it,” said Senator JV Ejercito, who was defending the DILG budget. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año, who was assisting Ejercito in responding to queries about the agency’s budget. Lacson said he had no problem with the P7 billion original proposal as he was just questioning the P9 billion added by the House. ADVERTISEMENTEjercito said the DILG agreed with Lacson’s proposal to realign the P9 billion. Lacson said he would move that part of the P9 billion go to the recruitment and training of new members of the Philippine National Police, which he headed from 1999 to 2001.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 12, 2018 03:00 UTC