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Suansing, Libanan in 12-member House contingent to bicam on budget
Nueva Ecija 1st District Rep. Mikaela Suansing and Bataan 2nd District Rep. Albert Garcia will lead the House of Representatives' contingent to the bicameral conference committee meeting on the proposed 2026 national budget.
The House of Representatives elected its 12-member contingent to the bicameral committee during their plenary session on Wednesday.
Suansing chairs the House committee on appropriations, while Garcia serves as its senior vice chairperson.
Other elected members include Deputy Speaker Kristine Singson-Meehan, Reps. Jose Alvarez, Maria Carmen Zamora, Romeo Momo, Rufus Rodriguez, Jurdin Jesus Romualdo, Brian Raymund Yamsuan, Javier Lopez Benitez, Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, and Rep. Allan Ty.
The Senate has also designated its own contingent to the bicameral conference committee.
The bicameral conference committee is where the House and Senate reconcile differences in the proposed national budget.
The Senate approved the P6.793-trillion General Appropriations Bill on Tuesday, shifting the focus to the bicam.
Bicam members will deliberate beginning December 12, with hopes to finish by December 14 or 15.
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