Senate picks up pace to ratify 2027 budget bill
The Philippine Senate will hold marathon plenary budget hearings starting next week to meet its target of passing its version of the 2027 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) by December 17, aiming to avoid last year's deadlock.
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