00:00Amid the busy end-of-year sessions, the House of Representatives worked to finalize key legislation, including the 2026 national budget and other important bills.
00:10After overcoming various challenges, lawmakers extended the session to ensure thorough review and ratification, as we hear from Mela Les Moras.
00:19House Speaker Faustino Bojedi III touted the successful deliberations of the bicameral conference committee on the proposed 2026 national budget.
00:31During today's session of the House of Representatives, three days before Christmas, the House leader emphasized that despite the many challenges Congress faced regarding the budget,
00:42they were able to pass a budget proposal with no insertions, with a process that was neither concealed nor rushed.
01:12At ang lahat ng kinatawan ng 20th Congress, sa inyong pamumuno at syaga, nakapagtapos tayo ng budget na maaaring pagkatiwalaan ng taong bayang.
01:27Isang budget na walang insertions na hindi itinago, hindi minadali, kundi bukas sa mata ng publiko.
01:39The plenary session was once again extended until December 29 to make time for the ratification of the 2026 budget proposal.
01:48House Committee on Appropriations Chair Michaela Swan Singh assured that copies of the proposal would be provided to lawmakers before it is taken up in the plenary.
01:58According to House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, the session extension is important to ensure that the spending measure is finalized and ready for signing into law
02:08by President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr.
02:10I manifest before this body that additional time is required to complete the preparation and ratification
02:16of the Conference Committee report on the General Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2026.
02:23The ratification of the said Conference Committee report is imperative
02:26to ensure the continuity of government operations and the faithful implementation of the national budget for the ensuing fiscal year.
02:32Before the session was suspended, the House also approved several important bills on third and final reading.
02:40This include House Bill No. 6789 which seeks the creation of the Department of Water Resources and the Water Regulatory Commission
02:48and House Bill No. 22 also known as the proposed Sana All My Internet Act.
02:53Hindi naging madali ang taong ito. May mga hamon, may mga hindi pagkakaunawaan, at may mga sandali na sinubok ang ating paninindigan.
03:09Ngunit, sa kabila ng lahat, tayo ay tumindig para sa tama, para sa makatarungan, at para sa kapanan ng sambayanang Pilipino.
03:22Mela Lasmoraz from the National TV Network for a New and Better Philippines.
