MANILA, Philippines -- The economic team would ask President Rodrigo Duterte to exempt implementation of big-ticket infrastructure projects from the election ban in order to catch up with the lost opportunities due to delayed approval of the proposed P3.757-trillion 2019 national budget, the country's chief economist said Monday. In a press conference, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia said economic managers at the Cabinet meeting scheduled on February 6 would propose a "blanket" of priority projects and programs they would seek exemption from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ban on government spending ahead of midterm elections in May. Pernia, who heads t...
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