Justice department to receive higher budget next year

The Department of Justice (DoJ) will be receiving higher funding in 2019 at P21.35 billion, an 8.59% increase from 2018, as proposed by the National Expenditure Program (NEP).
“The total 2019 program budget of the Department of Justice, including its constituents and attached agencies is P20.04 billion for 2019. As you will know, this is only 0.53% or half of 1% of the total national budget for 2019, amounting to P3.7 trillion,” Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra said during the budget hearing, on Monday, Aug. 6. — Charmaine A. Tadalan