PH House on track to pass 2027 budget by October 9

MANILA – The House of Representatives is on track to approve the proposed 2027 national budget on third reading by Oct. 9, House Committee on Appropriations vice chair Romeo Momo Sr. said Wednesday.

In a press briefing, Momo said the panel concluded its last budget hearing Tuesday, clearing the way for plenary deliberations on the proposed spending plan to begin next week.

“Before we start, we are pleased to report that the House Committee on Appropriations has completed the budget deliberations on schedule. The last budget hearing concluded as planned yesterday,” Momo said.

“We are slated to begin plenary deliberation next week, and we remain on track to approve the House General Appropriations Bill, or GAB, on the third reading by the end of the legislative calendar on Oct. 9,” the Surigao del Sur lawmaker said.

The House is working to keep deliberations on the proposed 2027 national budget on schedule under the leadership of Speaker Faustino Dy III as lawmakers prepare for the next stage of scrutiny in plenary.

Wednesday’s press briefing was also the first in a series directed by Dy to keep the public updated on developments in the budget deliberations.

The briefings are organized into three clusters covering infrastructure, education and social services.

Momo, who chairs the House Committee on Public Works and Highways, was joined at the infrastructure briefing by House Appropriations Vice Chairs Reps. Reynante Arrogancia of Quezon and Irene Labadlabad of Zamboanga del Norte.

Separate briefings on education and social services will follow. (PNA)