Legarda advocates for oversight on public spending to enhance government services

Legarda advocates for oversight on public spending to enhance government services

SEN. Loren Legarda raised the need to address underspending, saying idle public funds “weaken” government performance and directly affect citizens waiting for services.The senator on Thursday expressed support for the formation of a Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Public Expenditures.She said it is a vital reform to ensure that every peso in the national budget is spent with integrity, transparency, and in line with the country’s deve…

LEGARDA BACKS JOINT OVERSIGHT BODY ON PUBLIC FUNDS

Senator Loren Legarda has expressed her full support for the formation of a Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Public Expenditures, saying it is a vital reform to ensure that every peso in the national budget is spent with integrity, transparency, and in line with the country’s development priorities. Legarda said the joint oversight body of the Senate and the House of Representatives, already established under the General Appropriations…