Sen. Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian on Friday said P260 million has been allotted for students with disabilities in the final version of the P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023, which President Marcos is expected to sign before the year ends.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will be signing the P5.268-trillion budget for 2023 when he returns from his Belgium trip.
The House of Representatives on Monday night ratified the Bicameral conference committee report on the disagreeing provisions of the proposed P5.268 trillion budget for 2023.
House Committee on Appropriations chairperson and Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co on Monday described as “very good” the proposed P5.268 trillion budget for 2023.
The proposed P5.268 trillion budget for 2023 is the “most important tool” for the Marcos administration to accomplish its goals, according to Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez.
The House Committee on Appropriations on Thursday approved the budget provisions of several measures including the priority legislative agenda of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The House of Representatives will push for the retention of the allocation for fuel subsidy and libreng sakay programs in the proposed 2023 national budget.
The leadership of the House of Representatives is optimistic that the Senate will agree with the P77 billion worth of institutional amendments it made to the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP).
The House of Representatives on Monday nightdesignated its members who will attend the bicameral conference committee for the deliberation of the P5.268 trillion national budget for 2023.
Sen. Sonny Angara, who heads the Senate committee on finance, said they were looking forward to enacting the proposed P5.3-trillion national budget before Dec. 25 after the Senate finished the plenary debates during the wee hours of Friday.
