THE Senate approved in less than a minute the proposed P40.17 billion budget of the judiciary for 2020 as Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta and other court officials witnessed the deliberations on Wednesday.

Senate President Vicente Sotto 3rd welcomed Peralta, whom he said he did not expect to personally appear at the Senate.

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