Tag: General Appropriations Act (GAA)

Statement on calls to open bicam deliberations on the national budget

While bicameral deliberations on the national budget have traditionally been held behind closed doors to reconcile the differing versions of the two Houses of Congress, I am not opposed to any initiative that promotes transparency and strengthens public trust in our institutions. In fact, I introduced Senate Bill No. 2251 in May 2023—a measure that…
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Senator pushes for bill institutionalizing publication of ‘The People’s Budget’

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is now seeking the passage of a bill that would institutionalize the publication of the so-called “The People’s Budget” or a simplified version of the annual national budget and other similar documents.  In filing Senate Bill No. 2251 or the proposed “The People’s Budget Act of 2023,” Estrada said it…
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