WIN. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian takes over the rostrum after being elected Senate president during a special session on June 17, 2026.
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Pressed for time, the Senate is eyeing to allow concurrent budget deliberations and plenary sessions to avoid budget delay passage amid Sara Duterte's impeachment trial
MANILA, Philippines – Senators are considering to allow the Senate committee on finance to hold hearings on the proposed P7.2 trillion national budget concurrent with plenary sessions.
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian announced the move on Thursday, August 27, as the upper chamber formally opened deliberations on the 2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP) amid the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
