Manila, Aug. 4 -- The Senate is pushing for greater transparency in the 2026 budget process, describing it as the beginning of a "golden age of transparency and accountability," Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Monday

Speaking at the Kapihan sa Senado media forum, the Committee on Finance chairperson emphasized that the public currently has access to only two documents online: National Expenditure Program and the signed General Appropriations Act, leaving the rest of the budget process largely hidden from public scrutiny.

"So kung ikaw 'yung publiko at gusto mong i-analyze 'yung budget, makikita mo lang 'yung step one at 'yung last step (if you're the public and you want to analyze the budget, you'll only see step one and the last ste...