Parly Committee Rejects Orapa House Fund Request

Orapa House PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Orapa House PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Parliamentary Committee on Finance and Estimates has rejected a close to P38 million maintenance proposal by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration (MoPAGPA) for maintenance of Orapa House.

MoPAGPA had requested for a supplementary budget of P37. 5 million that was envisaged to go towards works on the envisaged technology park at Orapa House.

Instead, the committee raised concerns that the proposed use of the building fails to capture the iconic significance of the facility in relation to the development of the diamond legacy in the country.

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