# House Plenary: FY 2027 Budget Privilege Speeches and Session Extension - October 5, 2026 — Source-Linked Digest

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeZ6calu6ak

AI-assisted working draft. AI can make errors. Always verify consequential interpretations and wording against the cited transcript and official video.

## At a glance

- **Teacher pay, education funding and rights:** Representatives Antonio L. Tinio, Renee Louise M. Co and Sarah Jane I. Elago called for stronger teacher pay and education support, and raised concerns about workload, compensation for additional duties, and teachers' rights and working conditions. Their speeches and manifestations recorded proposals and advocacy, not adopted appropriations.

- **Fruit industry and farm investment:** Deputy Speaker Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza linked fruit-industry competitiveness to research, pest management, resilient production, export access and farmer livelihoods. He called for stronger public investment and industry institutions to help banana, mango and other producers compete in international markets.

- **Request to extend the plenary session:** The House adopted a request for Senate consent to extend plenary through October 12, 2026, to consider the FY2027 General Appropriations Bill on third and final reading, and approved its immediate transmission to the Senate. The record does not show Senate consent or passage of the budget bill.

Reading note: Follow each timestamp to the reviewed transcript and official video. Funding comparisons and allegations are attributed to the members who made them. The high-value-crops item described as “600 million” remains an unclear line item.

## Budget proposals at a glance

### Education and public-sector compensation

₱11.79 billion in proposed FY2027 funding for the Personal Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) was contrasted by Tinio with the ₱70.77 billion he said was needed for the requested allowance increase. He also said the National Expenditure Program (NEP) reduced education funding by 5.3%, including a ₱44.45 billion cut for the Department of Education (DepEd). These were his stated funding comparisons and proposals.

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### Department of Agriculture

₱2.794 billion was the proposed FY2027 allocation cited by Mendoza for a high-value export-crops program of the Department of Agriculture (DA). He separately proposed an annual ₱1 billion for palm-oil development. These program and proposal figures are not a DA-wide budget or original agency request total; neither total was presented in the privilege speech.

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## Education and public-sector compensation proposals

### Teacher pay and public-sector PERA

₱50,000 monthly entry-level pay for public school teachers and a ₱5,000 monthly PERA for government employees were the targets sought by Tinio of ACT Teachers Party List. He said he had filed House Bill No. 203 for public-school teachers and separate measures for private-sector and higher-education teachers, but Congress had not acted on them. He contrasted the requested teacher salary with a stated ₱31,705 monthly public-school teacher salary and police and military compensation he described as more than ₱49,000, including at least ₱31,000 basic pay and a ₱10,000 monthly subsistence allowance. He also said teachers' debt payments can leave some with only ₱5,000 take-home pay.

Tinio said PERA remained ₱2,000 monthly and that the 2027 proposed increase was ₱500, to ₱2,500. He suggested realigning ₱62.6 billion he described as presidential local-government “pork” as one possible source. He contrasted this with ₱40 billion in the FY2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) for military and police subsistence allowances. He cited a petition with 320,000 signatures supporting the salary and PERA requests. These were Tinio's proposals and characterizations; this speech records no adoption or appropriation decision on them.

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### Education funding and BARSC amendments

Tinio said the education reductions affected classrooms, textbooks and learning materials, and school feeding; that no funds were provided for the ARAL Program or new teacher plantilla positions; and that maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) increases were 0.11% for public elementary schools, 0.38% for junior high schools and 0.33% for senior high schools, below inflation he put at more than 6%. He also cited state university and college MOOE cuts and an estimated ₱4.8 billion unpaid free higher-education deficiency for 2026–2027. He called for education spending equal to 6% of gross domestic product (GDP). These are Tinio's stated NEP comparisons and policy claims.

Comparing amendments reviewed by the Budget Amendments Review Subcommittee (BARSC), Tinio said it approved a ₱11.49 billion increase for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), compared with a ₱8.1 billion increase for education. He described ₱116.32 billion in BARSC amendments, at least ₱100.44 billion of which he characterized as legislators' discretionary or “pork barrel” items. He listed ₱24.97 billion for the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) program of the Department of Health (DOH), ₱25.81 billion for the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program, ₱5 billion for the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) TUPAD program, ₱4.09 billion for the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF), ₱4.96 billion for farm-to-market roads, and ₱1.77 billion for the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Tulong Dunong Program, among other items; he separately said the House of Representatives budget was increased by ₱5 billion. Tinio's account attributes these amounts and his characterization to him; the cited BARSC review is not a final appropriation outcome in this speech.

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### Teacher pay and education funding

Co said teachers could not shape young people’s future while overloaded, underpaid and repressed, and called for higher teacher pay and concrete government support for education workers. She linked low pay and inadequate school facilities and funding to the burdens teachers carry, including more than 160,000 classrooms needed, shortages of teaching equipment and unpaid administrative work.

Co urged Congress and Malacañang to end what she described as the underfunding of education. She called for the teacher-pay proposal to be certified as urgent and sought a ₱50,000 entry-level base salary for public-school teachers and education funding equal to 6% of Philippine GDP, along with higher benefits. These were proposals in her manifestation; no government response or approval is recorded in this unit.

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### Teacher pay and compensation

Elago joined the call for a ₱50,000 monthly entry-level teacher salary and said higher pay should not bring added work. She said teachers who help children experiencing domestic violence reach legal, medical and psychosocial services receive no additional compensation, honorarium or allowance. Recognizing that service, she called for appropriate compensation and additional allowance for teachers' personal economic relief, and urged action on long-standing proposals. The manifestation records her support; it does not record an approval of the salary or compensation requests.

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## Department of Agriculture proposals

### Crop development and investment priorities

Mendoza linked dedicated annual funding for palm-oil development to greater mill capacity, production and local value chains, and reliable markets for smallholders.

Near the close of the speech, he urged an increase to a high-value-crops item he described as having “600 million” for banana, mango and coconut. The precise line item remains unclear in the record, and no funding increase was adopted during the speech.

He urged higher funding for research, pest management, climate-resilient farming, planting technology, farmer training, post-harvest facilities, export promotion and market intelligence, with farmers, workers, industry, government and local communities helping set priorities.

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## Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

### Teachers' rights and closing appeal

Tinio condemned police actions against teachers and union members during peaceful protests and training, citing incidents in Malacañang, Bicol and at University of the Philippines unions. He referred to a Philippine National Police (PNP) budget-hearing memorandum describing community-relations activities intended to discourage groups from joining anti-administration protests, and argued that these activities restricted constitutional rights. He closed by urging adequate education funding, higher teacher pay and benefits, respect for teachers' rights and an end to attacks. He also sought removal of the ARAL Program from teachers’ regular workload with proper compensation, and adequate funding for humane, inclusive teacher promotion.

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## Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

### Teachers’ rights and public spending priorities

Co said teachers had faced pressure on their rights and freedom to express their concerns, hardships and calls for better pay. She criticized what she called wasteful pork-barrel spending, citing confidential and intelligence funds, centralized flood-control projects whose standards and qualifications she said remained unclear, and a barangay development program. She contrasted those expenditures with the administration’s claim that there was no budget for teacher salaries and education funding, and called for education and public service funding instead of corruption and fascism.

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## Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

### Teachers' role in responding to domestic violence

Elago said teachers had described themselves as front-line helpers for students exposed to domestic violence at home. She said they help refer children, and mothers or others experiencing abuse, to needed legal, medical and psychosocial support.

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### Class suspensions, workload and teachers' rights

Elago raised concerns that class suspensions can leave teachers with additional tasks, including sudden shifts to online modalities, even when teachers themselves are affected by calamities. She expressed solidarity with teachers' right to organize and associate, saying collective action had advanced their calls and won past gains. She closed by honoring teachers.

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### Referral to the Committee on Rules

With no further interpellators, Floor Leader Rep. Patrick Michael D. Vargas moved to refer Tinio's speech to the Committee on Rules, and presiding Deputy Speaker Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano approved the motion without objection. Emano stated that Tinio's speech and the manifestations of Co and Elago were referred for appropriate action.

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## Deputy Speaker Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza

### Fruit production risks and market access

Mendoza described joining the Department of Agriculture at Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong in September, which he said marked the Philippines’ return after nearly a decade. With banana, durian, mango and dragon-fruit industry groups, the aim was to open export markets, build partnerships and learn what buyers wanted.

Mendoza said banana producers in Davao del Norte and other major growing areas faced pests, disease, climate stress and gaps in timely intervention. Lower yields reduce farmer income, raise consumer prices and threaten export markets; he described both dessert and cooking banana varieties as vulnerable to supply disruption.

He said mango growers faced cecid fly, locally called kurikong, which causes scab-like lesions and, if unchecked, could threaten as much as 80% of production. Reliance on chemical pesticides raises costs and affects yield and marketability. He called for stronger research, safer interventions and technical support to protect productivity, market access and consumer confidence.

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### Regional agricultural exports and competitiveness

Citing the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Mendoza compared 2023 agricultural exports: approximately $48 billion for Indonesia, $43 billion for Thailand, $29 billion for Malaysia, $20 billion for Vietnam and less than $6 billion for the Philippines. He said Indonesia's exports were nearly nine times the Philippine level and Vietnam's almost four times, and argued that sustained investment had helped neighboring countries build research, export industries and global value chains. 

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### Industry institutions and farmer outcomes

Mendoza called for institutions to support industry development, including a Philippine Palm Oil Development Authority and dedicated banana and mango research centers. He said they could provide science, coordination, technology and market intelligence, and turn development roadmaps into programs, investment, jobs and higher incomes. He said the President had promised to certify needed measures as urgent and looked forward to that action.

He framed agricultural success in terms of farmer earnings, Filipino jobs, added value and the country's ability to compete abroad. His closing appeal was for a Philippine fruit industry that builds domestic enterprises and gives farmers and families a better future. His speech was referred to the Committee on Rules on Vargas’s motion, which Emano approved without objection.

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## Budget-session extension

### Senate consent for extended budget deliberations

Rep. Arnan C. Panaligan moved to consider House Resolution No. 1501, a request for Senate consent to extend the House plenary session to October 12, 2026, so the House could consider the FY2027 General Appropriations Bill on third and final reading. Presiding Deputy Speaker Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano heard no objection and approved consideration of the resolution.

After the Secretary-General read its title, Panaligan moved to adopt House Resolution No. 1501. Emano called for ayes and nays, declared that the ayes had it, and announced the resolution approved. Panaligan then moved its immediate transmission to the Senate; Emano heard no objection and approved that motion. The House adopted the request and authorized its transmission. The recorded outcome was adoption of the consent request, rather than Senate consent or final passage of the budget bill.

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