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OP gets swift Senate panel approval for P27.36-B budget
The Senate Committee on Finance approved the Office of the President's (OP) proposed P27.36 billion budget for 2026.
Deliberations for the OP's budget concluded in approximately 40 minutes with no objections from senators.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, committee chairman, approved the budget for the OP and the Presidential Management Staff (PMS).
The approved budget represents a 72% increase from the OP's 2025 budget, attributed partly to the Philippines' hosting of the ASEAN Summit.
The budget also breezed through the House Appropriations committee, though some lawmakers questioned the OP's P4.5 billion allocation for confidential and intelligence funds.
The Senate hearing focused instead on security preparations for the upcoming ASEAN summit.
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The Senate finance committee has approved the Office of the President's (OP) P27.36 billion proposed budget for 2026, which is now set for plenary consideration.
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The House of Representatives deferred the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) budget hearing for 2026 because the OVP initially proposed to send an assistant secretary.
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The Office of the Vice President (OVP) is prepared for any budget outcome from Congress for 2026, with spokesperson Ruth Castelo stating they will "do whatever needs to be done" regardless of the amount approved.
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Senate finance committee chairman Sherwin Gatchalian affirmed that the approval of the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 remains the Senate's top priority.
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