Budget deliberation

BUDGET DELIBERATION. Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, said the proposed 2018 national budget amounting to PHP3.76 trillion is one that aims to address the basic needs of the people. She formally endorsed the 2018 General Appropriations Bill for plenary deliberations on October 5, 2017 at the Senate Hall in Pasay City. Also in photo are Finance Secretary Carlos "Sonny" Dominguez III (center) and Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno (left). (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan)