‘Politics-centered’ 2027 budget looms in House, says watchdog

MANILA, Philippines — The government’s budget for next year is morphing into a “politics-centered” spending plan, a budget watchdog warned on Thursday as it accused lawmakers of channeling funds into projects susceptible to political patronage and appearing to have redistributed

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