The recent passage of the proposed P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) showed a “higher level of consensus” in the House of Representatives, a leader of the Lower Chamber said on Sunday.
THE recent passage of the proposed P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Bill showed a “higher level of consensus” in the House of Representatives, a leader of the Lower Chamber said on Sunday.
The 2023 GAB—incidentally, the largest in the country’s history—was approved by the House on third and final reading via nominal vote result of 289-3-0 on September 28 during the final session day before the month-long recess, Dalipe was quoted in a statement as saying. He said these negative votes came from the minority bloc, specifically from the Makabayan lawmakers who Dalipe said are “traditional oppositionists” to the budget bill.
The lawmaker said fewer oppositionists to the GAB show stronger agreement in the Lower Chamber, as even the likes of Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino C. Libanan and independent minority solon Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel C. Lagman entered affirmative votes on the budget.IN his speech at the end of the budget process, Speaker Martin G.
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