House backslid on budget transparency reforms — Cendaña

MANILA, Philippines — Akbayan Rep. Percival Cendaña scored his fellow lawmakers for slighting budget watchdogs in this year’s budget review cycle as the House of Representatives moves forward in the process, saying the chamber seemingly made a “U-turn” amid spending discussions for 2027. A minority lawmaker, Cendaña questioned why civil society organizations (CSO) were left