Budget Sec refutes solon's P100B insertion allegations

Updated Mon, November 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM Published Fri, November 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has refuted allegations by former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co regarding P100 billion budget insertions supposedly ordered by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Co had claimed Pangandaman informed him of the President's supposed desire for budget insertions and alleged kickbacks involving him and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez.

Pangandaman clarified that all appropriations directed by the President are part of the National Expenditure Program (NEP), which is the President's Budget.

Political analyst Ronald Llamas described Co's claim of the President ordering the insertion as "illogical," noting that budget revisions during the bicameral conference committee are handled by representatives from both the House and Senate.

Llamas also pointed out that Co did not name any senator in his claims.

Analysts suggest that if the President wished to avoid involvement in questionable projects, he would not have added them to the NEP initially.

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