Osmeña cuts P500M legislative budget to aid scholars, seniors

Osmeña cuts P500M legislative budget to aid scholars, seniors

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Half a billion pesos from the legislative budget will be rechanneled to medicines, city scholars, and aid for senior citizens in 2026. Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña announced on Friday, September 12, that the combined budget for the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), its secretariat, and the Office of the Vice Mayor for 2026 will be cut from P925 million to P415 million—a reduction of P512 million, or more than 50 percent. The savin…