Speaker Dy Backs Calls for Greater Budget Transparency, Stresses Public Right to Know
Philippine House Speaker Faustino Dy III expressed openness to disclosing supporting documents for government projects and making budget deliberations more accessible to the public, emphasizing that the budget is the people's money and they have the right to know how it's spent.
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