MANILA, Philippines — The Senate will conduct an independent review of the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 and correct its own version if the review finds problems in the House-approved bill. Sen. JV Ejercito, chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, gave that assurance in a statement on Tuesday. The House has approved the General Appropriations Bill on third and final reading, but Ejercito’s committee has not received it. “Once we receive it, we will conduct our own independent review. We won’t just accept whatever the House passes on to us,” Ejercito said in a mix of English and Filipino. “If […]...

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