Senate President Tito Sotto denies House members' claims of budget cuts

Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III denied allegations from House members claiming their districts' budgets were reduced by the Senate.

Sotto stated that these accusations are "black propaganda" and are unfounded, emphasizing that no adjustments have been made to the budgets allocated for congressional districts.

He mentioned that district representatives had contacted his political officer to accuse him and Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson of cutting their allocations.

Sotto urged House members with concerns to address them with the Chairperson of the House Appropriations Committee.

He asserted that the Senate Finance Committee chairman can attest to the integrity of the budget, confirming that he and Senator Panfilo Lacson did not cut any district budgets during the interpellation period of the General Appropriations Bill.