By Liza Soriano
MANILA — The Senate has approved on third and final reading the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2025, amounting to P6.352 trillion.
It garnered 18 votes in favor of GAB, and no senator voted against it. However, there was one who abstained.
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel abstained to vote.
The chamber has retained the P733 million budget for the Office of the Vice President.
It can be recalled that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. certified the bill as urgent.
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