The House of Representatives has slashed the proposed Office of the Vice President (OVP) budget for 2026 by P156 million, effectively bringing back the agency funding to its 2025 level.

This was made official in House plenary on Friday afternoon, Oct. 10, during the period of individual ammendments to the P6.793-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget for 2026. The proceedings were ongoing as of this posting.

Deputy Majority Leader Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima--who had no love lost for Vice President Sara Duterte--was the one who made the motion to reduce the OVP's outlay next year. (Video courtesy of House of Representatives)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/10/10/house-slashes-ovp-2026-budget-by-p156m

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