President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” C. Aquino III yesterday submitted to Congress the proposed National Budget of P1.645 trillion for 2011: the “Reform Budget,” which mirrors his commitment to lift the nation from poverty through honest and effective governance.

The Department of Budget and Management Secretary Butch Abad clarified that the food-for-school program will be redesigned and not altogether scrapped, as part of the reallocation proposals resulting from the zero-based budgeting process.