'Reward system'? Analyst warns vs political patronage in proposed P7.2T 2027 budget | ANC

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Dateline Philippines: University of the Philippines School of Economics Associate Professor JC Punongbayan on Thursday (November 5) warned that the 2027 national budget continues to reflect political patronage, with billions of pesos realigned toward lawmakers' pet projects at the expense of vital national infrastructure. Punongbayan highlighted that over 42 billion pesos were inserted for multipurpose buildings, alongside billions more for local roads and assistance programs, while funding was cut from crucial big-ticket items like the Metro Manila Subway and the North-South Commuter Railway. "The budget essentially is a massive reward system for allies and a massive punishment system for those who are remotely opposing the objectives or the agenda of the current administration," he stressed. #JCPunongbayan #NationalBudget2027 #BudgetWatchdogs #PeoplesBudgetCoalition #HouseOfRepresentatives #PhilippineEconomy #ANCNews #Headstart #PorkBarrel #BudgetTransparency #PhilippinePolitics #GoodGovernance #MetroManilaSubway #InfrastructurePH #pilipinas Subscribe to iWant to watch ANC live and on-demand: https://iwant.ph For more ANC Interviews, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm34qRgqWBU7xKLMmMuJiQANZkV2vwZ15 For more Dateline Philippines videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm34qRgqWBU590wq8DXaIQqemfYAW-oLd For more ANC Highlights videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEJOW1BJy3ZU Subscribe to the ANC YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/user/ANCalerts Visit our website at https://news.abs-cbn.com/anc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ancalerts Twitter: https://twitter.com/ancalerts #ANCNews #ANCHighlights #DatelinePhilippines