Senate Finance Chair JV Ejercito Open to Inviting Watchdogs to Budget Hearings

Senate Finance Committee Chairman JV Ejercito has expressed openness to inviting civil society organizations to participate in the bicameral conference committee hearings on the proposed 2027 national budget. This consideration follows concerns raised by these groups about up to P1 trillion in potential pork barrel funds in the House version of the spending bill.

Originally published by gnews