Full disclosure of budget allocations per congressional district urged

The House of Representatives should make a full disclosure of the detailed information on the distribution of funds for each congressional district in the country ahead of voting for the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) on Dec. 29, Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco said yesterday.

- By JOSE RODEL CLAPANO

“If nothing is being hidden, release the list,” Tiangco said in a statement.

He said full disclosure of the distribution of budget allocations to each congressional district is nonnegotiable.

He said the House of Representatives must release detailed information on how funds are distributed per congressional district and per party-list before lawmakers cast their votes on the budget.

Tiangco said he has been calling for the release of the information since Oct. 13. With bicameral deliberations over, he said there is no reason to withhold the results.