'Budget discussions must be made public'

'Budget discussions must be made public'

TO ensure transparency in the final stages of the deliberations of the national budget, representatives from the public and the president must be present during the bicameral conference committee discussions, Senator-elect Panfilo Lacson said. To that end, he said that he intends to refile in the 20th Congress the measure that he authored, which seeks to allow the public, civil society organizations (CSOs), nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) a…