MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte is ready to face Congress to defend her office’s proposed budget for 2026 — if her schedule allows it, her office’s spokesperson said Friday. According to Office of the Vice President (OVP) spokesperson Ruth Castelo, the schedule for the House of Representatives’ hearing on the office’s budget — September 12 and 15 — has already been “pencil-booked” in Duterte’s calendar. “It’s already in her schedule. Like I said, it’s pencil-booked already. So, it also depends on the multiple engagements or the commitments she has already made,” said Castelo in a chance interview with […]... Keep on reading: Sara Duterte ready to defend OVP budget before House — if sked allows