Gatchalian proposes council to curb ‘budget insertions’ in infra plan

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to establish a council to oversee a 30-year infrastructure masterplan, aiming to eliminate “budget insertions” marred by anomalies. Gatchalian’s Senate Bill No. 1652, filed this month, proposes the creation and institutionalization of the Masterplan for Institution and National Development (MIND) Council. The MIND Council