DBM: ‘Libreng Sakay’ is ‘Congress-introduced’, not part of gov’t’s regular program

MANILA, Philippines --- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Thursday clarified that the "Libreng Sakay" scheme, or formally the service contracting program (SCP), is not part of the government's regular plans and therefore not included in the National Expenditures Program (NEP). The DBM explained that the SCP of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) was a non-recurring or a one-time expenditure item and so it is not a regular project of the government. It noted that the program was only introduced by the 18th Congress that deliberated on the 2022 national budget and was not included in the 2022 NEP submitted by the budget agency. Similarly, the DBM added they did not...

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