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MANILA – Streaming the 2027 national budget deliberations live would enhance transparency, empowering taxpayers to examine how public funds are utilized.
Manila 6th District Representative Bienvenido Abante Jr. expressed his support for holding an open, public bicameral conference for the 2027 national budget.
“Palagay ko dapat maging transparent tayo sa bicam. Dapat talagang makita (I think we should be transparent in the bicameral conference. That really needs to be seen),” he said at the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City.
“Ako, naniniwala ako na sa bicam, kinakailangan imbitahin lahat ‘yung mga religious, educators, civil societies, lahat yan imbitahan para makita nila na wala tayong anumang tinatago sa taong bayan (Personally, I believe that for the bicam, we need to invite everyone — religious groups, educators, civil society organizations — so they can see that we aren’t hiding anything from the public),” he added.
