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Back to headlinesAugust 15, 2026, 7:00 PM PHT

Budget · Transparency

Brief Reports House Plan to Livestream ₱7.2-Trillion 2027 Budget Hearings

The newsroom brief describes a transparency plan for congressional review of the proposed 2027 national budget.

By FMB News DeskPublished August 15, 2026, 7:00 PM PHT2 min read
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Why this matters to Filipinos

FMB News connects the verified facts and evidence in this report to the decisions, costs, opportunities, and risks that may affect Filipinos, Philippine communities, and the country.

Editorial standard: Sources are listed below. Verified reporting, attributed claims, uncertainty, and analysis remain distinct.

Verified facts

What happened

Reuters independently confirmed the proposed 2027 national budget at ₱7.2 trillion.

The FMB News evening brief additionally reports that House budget hearings will be livestreamed and cites an August 18 turnover and August 20 opening hearing. Those scheduling and livestream details remain source-attributed because the exact House or PNA release was not independently retrieved.

Context

Context

The budget total is independently supported; the livestream scope and exact dates remain source-attributed.

Filipino relevance

Why this matters

Public access to budget deliberations can improve scrutiny of spending priorities and agency accountability.

What to watch next

What to watch next

Watch for the official House Appropriations calendar, livestream links and formal NEP turnover documents.

Sources and public record

Reuters: Philippines' Marcos proposes $118 billion budget for 2027 (August 11, 2026, 2:18 PM PHT)House of Representatives: Official House public information portal (August 15, 2026, 7:00 PM PHT)