No question on confidential and intelligence funds was thrown at the Office of the President in the Senate, even though progressive lawmakers in the House have called for their removal
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MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the President breezed through committee-level budget deliberations in the Senate on Wednesday, October 11, with no lawmaker asking OP questions on their 2024 spending plan.only around 21 minutes to tackle the OP’s budget request for next year, similar to how the House appropriations panel terminated the hearing for the president’s office after half an hour.
“There are no colleagues , meaning they have a vote of confidence in your budget, so we will favorably endorse your budget for plenary consideration,” said Senator Sonny Angara, who chairs the finance committee. Unlike in the House appropriations committee, the Senate finance panel asked the OP and the Presidential Management Staff to present the slides they prepared.
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