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House adopts resolution for open, transparent bicam
The House of Representatives adopted House Concurrent Resolution No. 8, mandating that all bicameral conference committee deliberations on the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for the 2026 budget be open to the public, either in person or through digital livestreaming.
This resolution aims to strengthen adherence to the constitutional precepts of accountability and transparency in public governance, and to prevent a repetition of alleged irregularities during the 2025 GAB deliberations.
The House also elected its 12-person contingent to the bicameral conference committee, led by Appropriations Committee Chair Mikaela Angela Suansing.
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The bicameral conference committee meeting to reconcile the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 has been moved to December 13, 2025.
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The House of Representatives and the Senate began reconciling their differing versions of the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 on December 13.
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House Representative Mikaela Suansing affirmed the House of Representatives' full support for livestreaming the bicameral conference committee deliberations on the proposed P6.793 trillion national budget for 2026.
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House appropriations panel chairperson Mikaela Suansing announced the House contingent is ready for the resumption of the bicameral conference committee meeting on Tuesday afternoon concerning the proposed P6.7-trillion budget for 2026.
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