SOME thought, perhaps foolishly, that the selection of Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano as the temporary speaker of the House of Representatives in the 18th Congress, would pave the way for the smooth passage of the 2020 national budget. They thought this because Cayetano was a senator at one time, who was familiar with the intricacies and politics of the budget process.

This expectation is now proving to be mistaken. Despite the sour experience and agonizing passage of the 2019 budget through the 17th Congress, the signs are rising that the budget process for the 2020 budget will be just as stormy.

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