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Angara defends P9.73-B PSA budget: Sen. Sonny Angara, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, consults with Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) chief Claire Dennis Mapa as the Senate tackles anew the proposed P9.73 billion budget of the agency before the plenary session, Thursday, November 17, 2022. Angara defended the PSA budget for the second time after the Senate deferred its submission last Wednesday, pending the interpellation of Sen. Francis “Tol” N. Tolentino. After Tolentino’s interpellation, the PSA budget was deemed submitted for the Body's consideration. (Voltaire F. Domingo/Senate PRIB)