Senate finance committee chairperson JV Ejercito stated that the November 3 meeting on the proposed 2027 national budget will address coordination and scheduling rather than fund realignment. The session will determine the parameters for bicameral conference committee meetings involving the Senate and House of Representatives. Ejercito noted that the budget is expected to be finalized in December so President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. can sign it before 2026 ends. The discussion follows scrutiny over a reported P206 billion realignment in the House-approved version of the P7.2-trillion budget.
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