MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda affirmed her support for the ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) on Monday during her manifestation in plenary. She voted in favor of ratification, stressing the role of the proposed budget in strengthening human capital. But she shared some reservations she had: “My reservations arise from the national government’s continued failure to remit PhilHealth’s actual legally mandated sin tax revenues from 2023 onward and statutory shares from PCSO [Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Organization] and Pagcor [Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.] since 2019, undermining the Universal Health Care Act […]... Keep on reading: Legarda lauds ratified 2026 budget, but with reservations on health funds