Solon backs Romualdez's call to open budget bicam to public

House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Nonoy Libanan is fully backing Speaker Martin Romualdez's proposal to open to the public the Bicameral Conference Committee deliberations on the national budget.

- By ELLSON QUISMORIO

"We fully support the Speaker's initiative to shine a light on one of the most crucial and sensitive phases of the budget process. Allowing the public to witness the bicam discussions upholds the principle that citizens have a right to know how their money is being allocated," Libanan said in a statement on Sunday, June 29.

He described the proposal as a bold step forward for transparency and democratic accountability.

Romualdez, who had been reelected as Leyte's 1st district representative, had suggested livestreaming as a way to give public access to the bicameral hearings on the national budget.