00:00Back to the Senate. Senate President Francis Codero downplayed concerns about the Supreme
00:04Court challenging the 2025 General Appropriations Act or GA calling it part of the democratic
00:11process. House Speaker Martin Romales declined to comment while House Appropriations Committee
00:16Chair Estela Quimbo affirmed the GA's legality. Representative Paulo Ortega criticized the
00:23petition as a political move to destabilize President Marcos' administration. Other
00:28lawmakers included Representative Zia Alonto-Adjong and Representative Franz Castro
00:33supported the GA's transparency and constitutionality.
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