Palace to Rep Duterte: Davao City got P7.8B from Marcos admin, not zero

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang debunked on Monday the claim of Davao City First District Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte that the city has not been receiving any support from the national government since the Marcos administration took over. Citing a statement from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Palace press officer Claire Castro said the claim that Davao City had zero budget for the past four years was “false.” “It is not true that Davao City has no budget or a zero budget,” Castro said. “Davao City is one of the cities and one of the areas that the administration and […]...

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