Proposed 2017 budget takes next step in CongressThe House Appropriations Committee under Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles is now gearing up for the plenary discussions on the proposed P3.350-trillion national budget for 2017. MB FILE – Batasang Pambansa. Photo courtesy of RadioTVMalacañang / mb.com.phThis, after the Committee wrapped up Thursday its per-agency hearings on the budget, which will be the first under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Nograles said that his panel has started conducting pre-plenary briefings prior to the commencement of plenary deliberation, which has been tentatively set on September 27. The solon hopes that all issues about the proposed budget for every department, including the concerns of some congressmen which were not addressed by agency representatives during the first round of appropriations hearings, will be ironed out and tweaked during the pre-plenary conferences.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 16, 2016 09:15 UTC