The last meeting of the bicameral panel centered on how the Senate and the House reconcile their amendments. “We will have to stay with a reenacted budget for 2019. Let’s just have a reenacted budget so that all these issues will end,” Sotto told reporters earlier in the day. He said there was no basis to fears that having a reenacted budget would mean there would be no funding for the coming May national and local elections. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said a reenacted budget will not be good for the job creation and would stall the growth of the economy.

Source: Philippine Star January 30, 2019 16:06 UTC