House reallocated nearly P200B in 2027 budget bill, says watchdog

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives shuffled roughly P200 billion within the proposed P7.2-trillion 2027 national budget. This is equivalent to about P80 billion more than what was publicly disclosed by a select committee of ranking lawmakers, a watchdog assessment showed on Thursday. The House hiked 123 budget bill line items by P198.9 billion,