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Suspension of plenary deliberations won’t delay passage of 2021 budget — solons
The House of Representatives suspended budget deliberations for 2021 after rejecting Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano's resignation offer.
Representative Mike Defensor moved to suspend the deliberations, stating it was to allow more time for addressing issues within the proposed appropriations and to quicken scrutiny.
Defensor assured the public that the House will approve the proposed P4.5-trillion national budget on time, despite the one-day suspension.
He stated that the House can pass the budget on second reading before their first recess on October 17.
The suspension was not intended to hold the budget hostage but to quicken deliberations, and plenary deliberations are set to resume on Friday at 10 a.m.
House appropriations chair Eric Yap mentioned that the House is targeting to finish its budget deliberations by October 14.
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