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Palace starts ‘deliberate’ review of budget bill
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is reviewing the ratified P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, which was transmitted to the Executive Branch on December 29, 2025.
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto confirmed the President and his team are scrutinizing all allocations to account for any changes made by lawmakers from the National Expenditure Program (NEP).
The review, expected to take about a week, aims to ensure the General Appropriations Act (GAA) meets legal, technical, and the Filipino people's needs.
President Marcos is expected to sign the ratified budget on January 5, 2026.
This process could temporarily place the government under a reenacted budget in the first few days of January 2026.
The 2026 national budget has been subjected to increased scrutiny following allegations of corruption-tainted insertions in the current year's budget.
In response to a graft scandal, President Marcos had ordered Congress to increase transparency in budget crafting, including uploading budget documents online and livestreaming bicameral proceedings.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to sign the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 in the first week of January, potentially on January 5, 2026.
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Lawmakers from the House of Representatives and the Senate ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the P6.352 trillion national budget for 2026.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not travel for the New Year and will instead spend the holiday with his family while reviewing the proposed 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
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