MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian and Senator JV Ejercito have vowed to remove items in the 2027 proposed budget that do not have supporting documents from local government units (LGUs) and national agencies that will prove the necessity of the project. In a statement shared to reporters on Friday, Gatchalian said that the Senate committee on finance will remove these items from the 2027 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), or the budget bill that was sent by the House of Representatives. “The Senate committee on finance will remove from the General Appropriations Bill all projects lacking supporting documents, such as feasibility […]...

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