Watchdogs Urge Senate to Strip House 'Insertions' in Pork-Riddled 2027 Budget
Watchdogs said nearly 7,000 House-added projects worth P190 billion lack published attachments as they press the Senate to remove insertions from the 2027 budget.
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House leaders defend 2027 budget amendments amid questions over project details
House leaders on Monday defended the amendments made by the chamber to the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, saying these were purportedly based on agency proposals and had been made on valid grounds.
Gatchalian vows to remove lump-sum funds in 2027 budget
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate will eliminate lump-sum funds in the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 and ensure that unprogrammed appropriations comply with Supreme Court restrictions, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said.Gatchalian said the Senate will align the proposed budget with the high court’s ruling declaring the 2024 and 2025 national budget laws unconstitutional over congressional increases in appropriations and in…
Budget 2027: The Government Seeks to Close the Debate Deputies and Prepares the Battle in the Senate
Libertad Avanza aims to sign the opinion on Wednesday and take the project to the precinct on November 18. The upper house will have to speed up treatment on a calendar set by legislators’ trips, the Pope’s visit and the closing of the ordinary period.
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