"ANG pera ng bayan ay hindi para sa pansariling pakinabang ng iilan. Tungkulin natin na tiyakin na bawat piso ay ginagamit para sa kapakanan ng ating mga kababayan."

These were the words of House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sept. 16 at the opening of plenary deliberations on the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025.

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