US EditionESCUDERO: INCLUDE LGU EXECS IN BUDGET HEARINGS
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Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva believes it is time to hear from local government officials their vision for the national budget. This is also related to Senate President Chiz Escudero's suggestion to Senate Committee on Finance Chairman Sherwin Gatchalian to include local chief executives in budget hearings especially since they are the ones who implement the projects included in the national budget. According to Villanueva, he supports …
ESCUDERO: INCLUDE LGU EXECS IN BUDGET HEARINGS
“They have been sidelined for too long. It is now time to give them a seat at the table.” This is according to Senate President Chiz Escudero, who recommended to Senator Win Gatchalian, chair of the Committee on Finance, that governors and city mayors be invited to actively take part in the Senate public hearings on the proposed 2026 national spending package, a break from long-standing practice that excluded them from the legislative crafting o…
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