Jonathan Frederic De Santos

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Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

Allison Co

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MANILA — The Senate Committee on Finance will hold simultaneous budget deliberations while the plenary is in session, following a motion approved by Senate members on Wednesday, September 2.“Para sa ganoon ay mag-do-double time po tayo… Dahil tatlo po ang napakahalagang gagawin na mga hakbang ng Senado particularly sa impeachment, the budget, and legislation. The timing is very difficult to maintain,” Senate Majority Leader Migs Zubiri said.Zubiri added that the Senate will no longer have an October break and will work five days a week.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/17/saturday-budget-hearings-an-option-as-impeachment-weather-complicate-senate-schedule-1717">Saturday budget hearings an option as impeachment, weather complicate Senate schedule </a></div>Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said his bloc is in partial agreement with the changes in schedule “subject to assessing it and the rules of quorum.”“The rules of quorum is very important in passing certain measures and it’s also a tool for us… there will be substantial issues especially with the budget that I think may become contentious and I hope we can still continue to work together on those issues,” Cayetano added.Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said they will have a weekly assessment to determine if the new schedule is efficient.“We’ll have an evaluation every week whether this arrangement will be most efficient for the Chamber.&quot;

The Senate Committee on Finance will hold simultaneous budget deliberations while the plenary is in session, following a motion approved by Senate members on Wednesday, September 2.

The Senate Committee on Finance will hold simultaneous budget deliberations while the plenary is in session, following a motion approved by Senate members on Wednesday, September 2.

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Senate to hold simultaneous budget and plenary sessions

Allison Co,

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Published September 02, 2026 08:50 PM PHT

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