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Marcos will not certify 2026 budget as urgent
Malacañang expects the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) to be submitted to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. before Christmas Day.
President Marcos Jr. will not certify the 2026 budget as urgent, a first since he assumed the presidency.
Congress aims to approve the bill by December 16, with the President targeting a December 29 signing.
A bicameral conference committee will convene to reconcile differing provisions in the Senate and House versions of the bill, with meetings scheduled for December 11-12.
Congress has vowed to livestream bicameral meetings for the first time to address transparency concerns, following allegations of unprogrammed insertions in the current year's budget.
Malacañang had previously urged Congress to fast-track the measure to avoid a reenacted budget.
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