Speaker backs public access to bicam budget deliberations

Speaker Martin Romualdez yesterday expressed his full support for the call to institutionalize a transparent budget process by opening bicameral deliberations to the public.

- JOSE RODEL CLAPANO

"This is a crucial step in restoring public trust and ensuring that the national budget truly reflects the will and welfare of the people," he said.

The #OpenBicam campaign, gaining traction among reform advocates, pushes for the full disclosure of bicameral conference committee deliberations — the final stage of reconciling House and Senate versions of the national budget.