President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s prospective role as an observer in the bicameral deliberations on the 2026 national budget should send a “clear and strong signal” to Congress against making a mockery of the budget process.
On this note, Senator-elect Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson supported Wednesday the President’s intention to keep tabs on the budget process, including possibly sitting as an observer at the bicameral conference committee.
“As long as the President will not actively participate in the bicameral conference deliberations and just sit as an observer, lest he be misunderstood as encroaching in the time-honored tradition of the legislature’s exercise of the ‘power of the purse,’ I support such gesture as it will send a clear and very strong signal to the members of Congress not to make a mockery of our role in the budget process and that we should not treat the national budget as individual prerogatives, not aligned with the policy direction of the administration towards achieving the country’s development goals in 2026 and beyond,” Lacson said.
In Filipino: Ping Lacson, Suportado ang Pagiging Observer ni PBBM sa Budget Deliberations
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