House to approve P4.5T 2021 budget on time

The House of Representatives will approve the proposed P4.5-trillion 2021 national budget on time despite a one-day suspension in plenary deliberations.

Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor assured that the second reading of the budget would be completed before the first recess on October 17.

On Wednesday, the House rejected Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano's offer to resign and subsequently suspended plenary deliberations on the proposed budget.

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