SP approves P600-M Eastern Samar provincial budget

By Alicia E. Nicart

Wednesday 11th of July 2012

BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar, July 11 (PIA) -- The proposed budget of more than P600 million of the Eastern Samar provincial government has been approved.

With a majority vote of eight against five, the budget was approved Monday during the regular session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP).

The court in June issued an order on the nullity of the Appropriation Ordinance, citing the “insufficiency in the number of votes” (7 vs. 6) as the main reason.

In one of his previous statements which was aired live over Radyo ng Bayan DYES, Governor Conrado Nicart said he will not implement a re-enacted budget and will instead continue to implement the 2012 budget particularly the salaries of the provincial employees.

But yesterday, on his urgent request, the same Appropriation Ordinance was re-submitted to the SP, passed and approved, with eight board members who voted in the affirmative and five in the negative. (EOP/AFN/PIA-Eastern Samar)