MANILA, Philippines — Congress will be committed to “scrutinize and approve” the 2019 national budget at the “soonest possible time,” Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday. This was after Palace called on Congress to set aside politics and pass the 2019 national budget. (I understand Malacañang’s concern over the continued delay of the passage of the 2019 budget. Currently, the House of Representatives rules committee is conducting a probe into the alleged anomalies in the proposed 2019 national budget. ADVERTISEMENTLast year, Senate was not able to approve the 2019 budget but expected that President Rodrigo Duterte may sign the budget by February.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 08, 2019 07:41 UTC