No fireworks here: House panel concludes OVP budget hearing in 1 hour

Manila Bulletin

The budget hearing of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) before the House Committee on Appropriations Tuesday, Sept. 16 was brimming with cordiality and devoid of fireworks.  Vice President Sara Duterte spent just one hour speaking to the panel before the budget hearing on the OVP's proposed P902.895 million outlay for 2026 was terminated or concluded.  The situation was a far cry from the OVP budget hearing last year, when decorum took a backseat as an antagonistic Vice President Duterte responded to questions pertaining to her use of confidential and intelligence funds. (Video courtesy of House of Representatives)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/09/16/no-fireworks-here-house-panel-concludes-ovp-budget-hearing-in-1-hour  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com @manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Mr. Chair, my final, final question.

00:02I'm sorry.

00:03The last one.

00:04I'm sorry.

00:05That's the last question.

00:07Madam Chair.

00:07I'm sorry.

00:09I'm sorry.

00:09That's the last question.

00:11Madam Chair.

00:13Madam Chair, may I be recognized?

00:15Yes, Senior Deputy Minority Leader.

00:17I move that we terminate the budget hearing on the proposed budget.

00:21Second.

00:22Second.

00:23Second.

00:26Budget hearing for the Office of the Vice President is hereby terminated.

00:29Thank you very much.

00:32Thank you very much to Her Excellency, the Vice President, Sarah Zimmerman-Duterte,

00:37and to all the members of the Committee on Appropriations for today's hearing.

00:41Thank you very much, Madam Vice President.

00:43May I solicit another motion from the body?

00:45Madam Chair, I move to suspend the hearing until 1.30 p.m. today.

00:50To give way to the hearing of the Department of National Defense at 1.30 p.m.,

00:55the budget hearing is hereby suspended.

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