MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives will “rigorously scrutinize” the proposed 2027 national budget to ensure that every peso of it will benefit Filipinos, Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III said in a statement on Tuesday. “It’s not enough to know how much is being spent. It should be shown what happens to every peso. Every peso has to be matched by a benefit for each Filipino,” Dy said in Filipino at the turnover ceremony of the 2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP). He said House members would keep Filipinos at the center of the budget process, guided by the government’s […]...Keep on reading: House to ensure every peso in 2027 budget benefits Filipinos – Dy