Lawmakers also approve a bill granting Duterte special powers against red tape during national emergencies. FMTNews Philippines
President Rodrigo Duterte is now empowered to fast-track the issuance of permits to key infrastructure projects.
The record 4.5 trillion pesos budget bill, approved by 257 lawmakers with six voting against, now passes to the senate for further hearings. The firebrand Philippine leader had urged lawmakers to resolve a leadership row that threatened to delay the passage of next year’s budget, something Duterte cannot afford as he nears the end of his single six-year term.The Philippine economy was one of Asia’s fastest-growing prior to the pandemic that resulted in recession and millions of jobless Filipinos.
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