The House of Representatives and the Senate will begin bicameral conference committee deliberations on the proposed 2026 budget on Friday, December 11.
House and Senate leaders have adopted the position to livestream the three-day meeting, a break from tradition prompted by last year’s outcry over alleged last-minute insertions in the proposed national budget.
The following lawmakers from the House and the Senate have been elected to represent their respective chambers in the bicam, which is tasked to reconcile differences between their own versions of the national spending bill.
Senate
Majority
- Senator Win Gatchalian (chairman, finance committee)
- Senator Mark Villar
- Senator Pia Cayetano
- Senator JV Ejercito
- Senator Loren Legarda
- Senator Kiko Pangilinan
- Senator Erwin Tulfo
- Senator Camille Villar
Minority
- Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa
- Senator Bong Go
- Senator Imee Marcos
House of Representatives
Majority
- Nueva Ecija 1st District Representative Mikaela Suansing (chairperson, appropriations committee)
- Bataan 2nd District Representative Abet Garcia (senior vice chairperson, appropriations committee)
- Deputy Speaker Kristine Singson-Meehan
- Palawan 2nd District Representative Jose Alvarez
- Negros Occidental 2nd District Representative Javi Benitez
- Surigao del Sur 1st District Representative Romeo Momo
- Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Representative Rufus Rodriguez
- Camiguin Representative Jurdin Jesus Romualdo
- Parañaque 2nd District Representative Brian Yamsuan
- Davao de Oro 1st District Representative Maria Carmen Zamora
Minority
- Minority Leader and 4Ps Representative Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan
- LPGMA Representative Allan Ty
– Rappler.com
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