MANILA, Philippines — Senate Senior Deputy Majority Leader vowed on Monday to end last-minute budget insertions and post-enactment interventions as Congress began work on the proposed 2027 national budget. Ending such practices, he said, was his challenge as chair of the Senate Committee on Finance. So he was pushing to open the Bicameral Conference Committee to the public and make budget information available online so that there will be greater scrutiny on changes made before the General Appropriations Bill is finalized Ejercito issued his statement amid renewed controversy over alleged “leadership funds” and budget insertions following the flood control scandal, including […]...Keep on reading: JV Ejercito vows to end last-minute budget insertions