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BICAM. The Philippine Senate and the House of Representatives start the Bicameral Conference Committee on the Disagreeing Votes on House Bill No. 4058 for the Fiscal Year 2026 General Appropriations Bill, at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on Saturday, December 13, 2025
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MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives and the Senate will continue to reconcile disagreeing provisions of the 2026 national budget on the second day of bicameral conference committee (bicam) meetings on Sunday, December 14.
After reconciling the budgets of the agriculture, education, and health sectors on their first day, the bicam is expected to tackle funding for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and unprogrammed appropriations on the second day.
DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon earlier appealed to the Senate for increased funding, saying that the upper chamber’s version of the budget only reflected estimates for construction material costs.
“The motion for reconsideration is made to ensure that the detailed process of applying the new CMPD (Construction Materials Price Data) will be followed to avoid inaccurate costing and potential project unimplementability which may lead to underspending and related legal and administrative issues,” the DPWH wrote in a statement.
Bookmark this page to watch Rappler’s livestream of the second day of bicam deliberations at 3 pm. – Rappler.com
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