DBM Sec. Amenah Pangandaman at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay, June 21, 2023. | PHOTO: INQUIRER.net / Ryan Leagogo Lawmakers' scrutiny of the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024 got under way at the House of Representatives on Thursday as the Marcos administration doubled down on its push for increased spending on infrastructure projects, particularly transportation systems like railways. Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said they intend to spend five weeks deliberating the bill, after which they expect to have a version they will transmit to the Senate.

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