Diokno sees Comelec OK of exemption for pivotal infra<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nThe government is currently operating under a reenacted budget as this year\u2019s appropriations stalled in Congress amid allegations of “pork” insertions.<\/p>\n
“With the delay in the enactment of 2019 national budget, the above exemption provision is needed for government to catch up with its ‘Build, Build, Build’ timetable,” Recto said.<\/p>\n
The senator then stressed that “both people and progress” will lose if the construction of facilities will stop during the campaign period.<\/p>\n
Recto also pointed out that the campaign period will coincide with the summer season “which is the best time, weather-wise, for construction.”<\/p>\n
“We should take advantage of this so-called good weather window before the typhoon season kicks in,” he said.<\/p>\n
“That this forced work interruption happens every 36 months speaks of how elections delay the delivery of vital projects. We should be working on projects round the clock,” he added. \/jpv<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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