Livestreamed Budget Talks Tackle DepEd, Health Aid

Livestreamed budget talks tackle DepEd, health aid

MANILA, Philippines — For the first time in the country’s history, the traditionally closed-door bicameral conference committee deliberations on the national budget were opened to the public via livestream as the Senate and the House of Representatives convened on Saturday to hammer out differences in their versions of the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). The […]...Keep on reading: Livestreamed budget talks tackle DepEd, health aid

Bicam livestreaming opens budget process to public

(UPDATE) BICAMERAL discussions to iron out disagreeing provisions in the P6.793-trillion General Appropriations Act for 2026 were livestreamed Saturday in their entirety, a first in Congress aimed at increasing transparency and accountability in the budget process.