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Who will save us from the bicam?
PHOTO COURTESY OF SPEAKER FERDINAND MARTIN ROMUALDEZ’S OFFICE
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December 20, 2024December 20, 2024Opinion

Who will save us from the bicam?

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The bicameral conference committee (bicam) is the most powerful and the weakest phase in our budgeting process.   It is in the bicam where vested interests not only lurk but also come to fruition. Without benefit of deliberations, its members reduce the funding of agencies, transfer funds from one program to another, defund programs, and increase...