ABS-CBN NEWS: Former Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno insisted Wednesday that Malacañang cannot augment funding for new projects but can only add funds to existing programs. "The constitution is very clear that no law shall be passed authorizing any transfer of appropriation. They allow augmentation of existing budget items in the budget. The President, Senate President and Speaker can augment any item in the budget. It has to be there already, out of savings from other appropriations," he said in an interview on ANC's Headstart.
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