Palace earmarks P7.4 B for flood control projects in 2008 budget

By MARVIN SY
The Philippine Star

Malacañang has allocated P7.4 billion in the proposed P1.227-trillion national budget for 2008 for flood control projects.

Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. said that P6.6 billion of the P7.4 billion total, which is under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), would go to new flood control projects while the balance would be used to finance the repair and maintenance of the existing facilities.

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