Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin stated that Malacañang had no role in the removal of Rep. Elizaldy Co as chairman of the House appropriations committee. Bersamin emphasized that changes in committee leadership were solely within the purview of Congress. Co stepped down from his position citing 'pressing health concerns' after Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander 'Sandro' Marcos, son of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., moved to declare the post vacant.
Malacañang had no hand in the removal of Rep. Elizaldy Co as chairman of the House appropriations committee , Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the media launch of the Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting Philippines 2025 at the Department of Budget and Management on Wednesday, Bersamin said that changes in committee leadership were up to Congress.
'The appropriations committee is in charge of leading deliberations on the national budget, based on the National Expenditure Program submitted by the executive branch to Congress.Co has been the appropriations panel chief since the start of the 19th Congress in July 2022.He has overseen the House passage of the national budget bills for 2023, 2024, and 2025.Netizens supported Co's removal from his appropriations post.
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