Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday justified the Senate's decision to uphold the House of Representatives' decision to cut the Office of the Vice President's proposed P2 billion budget for 2025 to P733 million under their version of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB).

The Office of the Vice President (OVP) can still fulfill its mandate and implement its social programs with its PHP733.198 million proposed 2025 budget approved by both the Senate and the House of Representatives,

Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance Senator Grace Poe says the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) budget will not be affected.

The Office of the Vice President (OVP) needs a lot of explaining to do if it wants a budget hike for 2025 according to Sen. Grace Poe. Speaking to reporters in a press conference on Wednesday, Poe — head of the Senate’s panel on finance – said the OVP needs to justify in detail why it would need an additional budget for next year should they deem the P733 million allocation allotted by both chambers of Congress