MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III said he will presume regularity in the P20-billion worth of institutional amendments made in the proposed P4.5-trillion national budget for 2021 recently approved by a “small committee” in the House of Representatives. “As they submit to us, we will of course presume regularity,” Senate President Vicente Sotto III said in a message to reporters on Monday. ADVERTISEMENTWith the approval of the institutional amendments, Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda earlier said the House-approved budget bill is now ready for submission to the Senate. The bill was passed on third and final reading last Friday while the institutional amendments were approved on Monday. “The claim of the House Appropriations Committee chair that the ‘errata’ a.k.a.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 19, 2020 11:52 UTC