MANILA — The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading the ₱6.793-trillion 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), or House Bill 4058, marking the completion of the lower chamber’s deliberations on next year’s proposed national budget. The measure secured 287 affirmative votes, 12 negative votes, and two abstentions after nearly two months of plenary deliberations following the submission of the National Expenditure Program (NEP) by the Departmen