Senate ready to extend courtesy to OVP at budget hearing, says Ejercito
The Philippine Senate Committee on Finance assured the Office of the Vice President (OVP) that it would extend traditional parliamentary courtesy, regardless of whether VP Sara Duterte attends the budget hearing for fiscal year 2027. Senator Ejercito affirmed support for the OVP's budget deliberations.
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