MANILA, Philippines — House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco hopes Congress can ratify the proposed P4.5 trillion national budget for 2021 before it goes on holiday break so that President Rodrigo Duterte will be able to sign it before year-end. ADVERTISEMENT“We are looking forward to the bicameral conference on the 2021 GAB and hopefully, we will be able to ratify the bicam report before Congress adjourns for the holidays,” Velasco said. The bicameral committee is where the House and Senate reconciled the disagreeing provisions of the budget bill. He noted that Duterte had earlier certified as urgent House Bill No. Velasco, meanwhile, said the swift passage of the proposed Internet Transactions Act was necessary to protect consumers, especially with the increase in online transactions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 15, 2020 19:30 UTC