MANILA, Oct 16 (Reuters): The Philippines' lower parliamentary house on Friday approved the 2021 budget, after a leadership row nearly derailed debates on the spending plan aimed at helping the economy recover from the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
The record 4.5 trillion pesos ($92.5 billion) budget bill, approved by 257 lawmakers with six voting against, now passes to the senate for further hearings.
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