THE Senate approved on third and final reading the proposed P3 trillion national budget for 2016, with the Defense department getting the biggest additional fund.

With 14 affirmative votes, one negative vote and no abstention, the Senate passed the proposed 2016 General Appropriations Act (GAA) after three days of marathon deliberations.

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