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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Thursday said it has earmarked P2.5 billion for the development and rehabilitation of various airports across the country under the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023.
MANILA - Around PHP2.5 billion have been allocated to modernize various airports nationwide and help generate more job opportunities in the country, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Thursday. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said giving the Department of Transportation (DOTr) a total of PHP2.5 billion for its Aviation Infrastructure Program in the proposed 2023 national budget is in line with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s goal of improving transportation infrastructure in the country. "We fully support the directive of the President to give high priority to infrastructure development in our drive for growth and employment. Kasama po dito ang airports o mga paliparan sa bansa (These include airports in the country)," Pangandaman said in a press statement. Under the proposed 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP), the DBM has increased the DOTr's budget to PHP167.1 billion, higher by 120.4 percent from the PHP75.8