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President Duterte wants LGUs get fair share of project allocation President conveyed his intention to equally distribute government projects for the benefit of LGUs throughout the Philippines. “Ang gusto ko lang sana sa last two years ko, if I can equitably distribute the money of the republic to cover the entire Philippines on projects, malaki man o maliit, basta meron ang President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on lahat,” the President said in his speech. Tuesday said he wants to reconfigure projects being carried out by the “That would be a new mindset for national government so that all local the months to come kasi wala na ako government units (LGUs) get project — pawala na. At gusto ko naman na allocation. masabi ninyo na at least lumingon lang During his attendance to the 2020 League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) General Assembly held in Pasay City, President Duterte assured the local chief executives of his full support in advancing the common good in their respective communities.
man ako sa mga munisipyo for after all I think that I won the presidency practically on my own and that I did remember everyone of you.”
Although he does not want to start projects that can’t be finished during his term, the President acknowledged that most big-ticket projects take several And in the last two years before years to complete. stepping down from power, the
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