Ejercito to bicam panel: Reconsider ‘massive’ MAIFIP budget hike

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. JV Ejercito has appealed to his colleagues in the bicameral conference committee to reconsider the “massive” budget hike for the controversial Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients or MAIFIP program. Ejercito is one of  the conferees of the bicam panel on the propose P6.793-trillion budget for 2026 but  he could not attend its