IT'S THAT SEASON Tricycle and motorcycles negotiate a flooded street inside the Baseco Compound in Port Area, Manila, in this photo taken on June 11. —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE Sen. Francis Escudero on Friday questioned Malacañang's request for Congress to allot P255 billion for flood control projects in 2024, noting that the government's proposed annual spending program for next year was awash with such projects. 'This is clearly a misallocation of resources that does not even follow the administration's own economic blueprint and development vision,' Escudero said in a statement.

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