Claim: The principal sponsor of the General Appropriations Act of 2017, 2018, and 2019 was Loren Legarda.
Evidence: Republic Act No. 10924 – General Appropriations Act of 2017 – provides the 2017 National Budget of the Republic of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 10964 – General Appropriations Act of 2018 – provides the 2018 National Budget of the Republic of the Philippines. The following are the laws that were principally authored by Legarda during her three terms as senator (1998–2004, 2007–2013, and 2013–2019).