MANILA, Philippines — Sen. JV Ejercito has appealed to his colleagues in the bicameral conference committee to reconsider the “massive” budget hike for the controversial Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients or MAIFIP program. Ejercito is one of  the conferees of the bicam panel on the propose P6.793-trillion budget for 2026 but  he could not attend its meetings as he still in a hospital recovering from illness. “My colleagues, let us weigh our choices carefully,” he said in a written manifestation he sent to the bicam panel on Sunday, but only released to the media this Monday. “We must remain firm in […]... Keep on reading: Ejercito to bicam panel: Reconsider 'massive' MAIFIP budget hike