Ejercito hopes Marcos will sign 2027 national budget by December

Manila Bulletin

Senate Finance Committee chairman Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said on Wednesday, October 14 said the Upper Chamber is hoping to meet its target of getting the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 signed by President Marcos Jr. before the Christmas break in December. (Video courtesy of Senate of the Philippines)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/10/14/ejercito-senate-targeting-marcos-approval-of-2027-budget-before-christmas-break  Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join  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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00:00Doon lang po sa schedule, tama po ba na pagbalik ng November 9, plan na rin na po?

00:08Tapos, tama po, November 9 plan. Yung sponsorship niyo po ng budget is on November 9?

00:1522. 23 pala. 23. Kasi may impeachment pa, di ba? Babalik pa tayo sa impeachment eh.

00:22Mag-re-review mga impeachment hearing ng November 9.

00:25Kasi parang sabi niyo, tama ba? Wala pang budget pagbalik ng November 9 sir? Hindi niyo pa tama?

00:32Wala pa. We will be preparing the committee report itong break. So, hopefully, pag nag-plenary kami, kaya ano may

00:38plenary?

00:41November 23. Pag nag-plenary ni-sponsor ko na yung committee report ng Committee on Finance.

00:50Then two weeks?

00:54Committee report on November 11. Tapos, sa 23 ang plenary debates.

01:00Ah, plenary debates.

01:01Sir, sa November 23 morning, after, magkakaroon na yung marathon na budget deliberation?

01:09Usually, ganun?

01:10Yes. O, yung buong araw na yun. Para yun ang usapan namin ng presiding officer noon eh. Para hindi tayo

01:17nabibitin, no?

01:19About the impeachment at saka yung budget hearing. Sana buong araw na, hindi na yung half day, half day.

01:26Ilang weeks yung target niyo na tapusin yung budget deliberation sa plenary?

01:30Hopefully, in two weeks, matapos natin lahat ng departments and agencies. Talagang kapos na kapos kami sa oras dahil sa

01:36nangyari impeachment.

01:36But we will target in two weeks, matapos namin.

01:39So, first week of December, sir, dapat approve na third and final reading?

01:44Yes. Basta by December, second week of December, matapos na namin to. Hopefully, mapirman na ng presidente bago mag-Christmas

01:53break.

01:54Ano yung inyong schedule para sa BICAM? Gano'ng inaasahan niyo tatagal yung BICAM, sir?

01:59Ano po?

02:00Yung BICAM.

02:02We will a lot. Last year, tumagal ng five days eh. Dati, one day lang.

02:07So, dahil sa marami kaming tanong dito at maraming, baka marami rin inaanticipate natin, maraming hindi pagkakasundoan dito,

02:17we will a lot another five days siguro for the BICAM.

02:21Sana magkasundo at magkaintindihan pag may paliwanag naman na maayos.

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