House Panel OKs OVP Budget - BusinessWorld Online

House panel OKs OVP budget - BusinessWorld Online

CONGRESSMEN on Tuesday approved the Office of the Vice-President’s (OVP) proposed P902-million budget for next year with minimal opposition, a stark contrast to last year’s contentious deliberations amid budget use concerns.  The House of Representatives appropriations committee extended its so-called parliamentary courtesy to Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio, giving a pass to the country’s second highest official, who faced intense questionin…

House panel approves proposed 2026 OVP budget in under an hour

MANILA, Philippines – The House committee on appropriations on Tuesday, September 16, approved the proposed P903-million 2026 budget of the Office of the Vice President, granting inter-parliamentary courtesy to the OVP. The budget hearing lasted less than an hour, though it could have been shorter if ACT Teachers Representative Antonio Tinio and Kabataan Representative Renee Co had not asked questions. Before Makabayan lawmakers could ask questi…

House panel approves OVP budget

MANILA, Philippines — The P902.8 million budget of the Office of the Vice President was approved by the House Committee on Appropriations during a short hearing on Tuesday.Vice President Sara Duterte appeared before panel chairman and Nueva Ecija Rep. Mikaela Suansing, budget sponsor and vice chairman Palawan Rep. Jose Alvarez, and other members of the appropriations committee, including her mentor, Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.ACT Teac…

VP Sara shows up alone at OVP budget hearing, waives parliamentary courtesy

Vice President Sara Duterte waived the tradition of being excused from answering questions on her office’s budget during the the House of Representatives’ deliberations on the proposed 2026 budget on Tuesday, September 16. 

Sara Duterte attends House hearing on OVP proposed 2026 budget

Vice President Sara Duterte attended Tuesday the deliberations of the House appropriations committee on her office's proposed P889 million budget for 2026.

Sara Duterte shows up at House budget briefing, clashes with minority solons

Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday joined the budget briefing of her office at the House of Representatives.