MANILA, Philippines—Dismayed bythepresidential veto, SenatorPia Cayetano vowed on Wednesday to push for a legislationthat would increase the amountgovernment cultural agencies could retain to augmenttheir revolving funds.
“I am about to file a committee report in the Senate increasing the amount the cultural agencies can retain to augment their revolving funds,” Cayetano said in a statement as she expressed disappointmentover the presidential veto on special provisions in the 2015 General Appropriations Act (GAA), which would have authorized the cultural agencies to fully retain their income.
In particular, the senatorlamented the President’s line-veto of seve…
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