Senate panel OK’s proposed 2027 Ombudsman’s budget of P7.232B

MANILA, Philippines — The proposed P7.232-billion budget of the Office of the Ombudsman for 2027 has been approved by the Senate Committee on Finance, according to a statement issued by Senior Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito, the committee chair. The Ombudsman had originally submitted a total budget request of P12.797 billion to the Department of