MANILA, Philippines — The 2022 national budget will be the top priority of the House of Representatives once the third regular session of Congress opens next month, Majority Leader Martin Romualdez said Thursday.
Romualdez said as soon as the House resumes session on July 26, the lower chamber will prioritize measures pushing for economic recovery and seeking to provide assistance to Filipinos amid the persistent pandemic.
“Budget talaga, number 1,” Romualdez said in an online interview when asked about the lower chamber’s priority bills.
The annual national budget is drafted and proposed by the executive department and first tackled and approved in the House before it is …
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