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Senate targets budget approval by mid-December at the latest
Senate President Chiz Escudero anticipates the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for the 2025 national budget will be passed by the first or second week of December.
The Senate is progressing with committee deliberations on various agency budgets.
Escudero mentioned that the House of Representatives is scheduled to transmit the GAB by October 25.
He expressed a desire for an earlier transmittal from the House to allow for more review time.
If the GAB is received by October 25, the Senate aims to file its committee report by November 4.
The sponsorship of the 2025 proposed budget in the Senate is expected by November 6 at the latest, possibly as early as November 5.
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