LIVE: 20th Congress 1st Regular Session #15 | September 23, 2025

Chapters: 0:00 - Opening of Session & Reading of House Bill 4058 0:45 - Sponsorship Speech by Rep. Mikaela Violago: The 2026 People's Budget 1:45 - A Budget for Human Capital: Education, Health & Food Security 3:20 - Realigning ₱255 Billion from 'Questionable' DPWH Flood Control Projects 6:00 - Restoring Public Trust and Abolishing the 'Small Committee' 9:15 - Procedural Clash: Rep. De Lima Demands Budget Documents 15:05 - Session Resumes After Compromise 17:00 - Rep. Antonio Tinio on Unprogrammed Appropriations 19:10 - Historical Spike in Unprogrammed Funds 26:05 - Questioning Releases Exceeding Appropriated Amounts 32:10 - Billions in Additional Infrastructure Funding via Unprogrammed Funds 38:45 - Who Approves the Release of Unprogrammed Funds? 42:25 - Rep. Isidro Ungab on the 'Fiscal Massacre' of Foreign-Assisted Projects 45:00 - 'Budget Banditry': How Billions for Subways & Railways Were Defunded 48:20 - Consequences: Damaged Credibility & Betrayal of National Interest 52:10 - Response from the Sponsor & Commitment for the 2026 Budget 55:10 - Rep. Ungab on the Piling Up of Accounts Payable 1:02:15 - Rep. Presley de Jesus on National Debt and Budget Deficit 1:08:10 - Debate on the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework Targets 1:14:00 - Rep. Leila De Lima on Civil Society Participation 1:18:00 - Is the BARC the 'New Small Committee'? 1:20:45 - Were Economic Managers Aware of Past Budget Cuts and Diversions? 1:26:10 - The Role of the President's Veto and "For Later Release" Funds 1:30:00 - Are Unprogrammed Appropriations Indispensable? 1:34:25 - The Challenge of Agency Underspending 1:36:15 - DBM's Role in Vetting Flood Control Projects 1:43:00 - Session Suspension For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUHWUpi2ioSp4xAP1SmAaf For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgG2ln-vtKXb-oLlGEZc3sR For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmg4pcvfM9a96rbUcLD_0P_U For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmivfD9aJD-8k0SNcMqG2xdA Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abscbnnews #ABSCBNNews #LatestNews #Balita #Budget2026 #HB4058 #PhilippineCongress #HouseDebate #NationalBudget #PowerOfThePursePH #ABSCBNNews #UnprogrammedFunds #FloodControl #FiscalPolicy #Philippines #20thCongress #SenatePH #HouseofRepsPH #BlueRibbonCommittee #PhilippinePolitics #Philippines #NewsPH