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House wraps OVP budget deliberations without queries at plenary
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Inquirer.net (PH)1h ago
House wraps OVP budget deliberations without queries at plenary
MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives swiftly concluded its scheduled deliberations on the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed 2027 budget without a single query raised, a markedly calmer approach than the more contentious sessions of previous years. ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio said no lawmakers from the House minority bloc lined up to question Vice President Sara Duterte’s spending plan for next year at the House plenary and moved for the floor to terminate further di
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Sara Duterte skips OVP’s House plenary budget talks
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte skipped her office’s budget deliberations at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, remaining absent from the chamber’s floor as lawmakers were set to debate her spending plan amid her impeachment trial in the Senate. Lemuel Ortonio, an assistant secretary at the Office of the Vice President (OVP), was the highest-ranking official attending the office’s spending talks at the House plenary. It is unclear if Duterte will show up later. The OVP re
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