WIRE โ MANILA, Philippines โ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was "alarmed" upon learning that Congress transferred the 85.5% it had slashed from the proposed P52.7-billion budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for foreign-assisted projects (FAPs) in 2023 to its own 8,075 "inserted projects," according to its former chief, Manuel Bonoan. Bonoan made this
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