Senator Imee Marcos on Wednesday, December 31 said she refused to sign the bicameral conference committee approved version of the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), saying it did not eliminate the so-called pork barrel system despite efforts to promote transparency and accountability. ...
The bicameral conference committee approved version of the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 marks a major victory for education and the Filipino youth, Sen. Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV said on Tuesday, December 30. Aquino, who voted in favor of the ratification of the 2026 national budget...
It is now up to the Executive department to implement the P6.793-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2026 in a manner consistent with the efforts to foster transparency and public accountability, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said on Tuesday, December 30. Zubiri...
The Senate on Monday, Dec. 29, ratified the Bicameral Conference Committee (bicam) report on the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) that proposes a ₱ P6.793 -trillion national budget for next year. The ratified version of the 2026 GAB will then be sent to Malacañang for President...
Leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives are set to formally sign the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 this afternoon. Senate Committee on Finance chairman Sherwin Gatchalian and House Committee on Appropriations...
Senators on Wednesday, December 24 lauded President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s decision to sign the P6.793-trillion in the first week of January. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson said a briefly reenacted budget would be preferable than rushing the passage of the...
President Marcos can no longer meet the deadline of passing the proposed national budget into law before this year ends as he is expected to sign in into law during the first week of January next year. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto disclosed this to Malacañang reporters on Christmas eve, Dec....
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said a corruption loophole that was lodged under the Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) has been removed in the proposed 2026 national budget. Gatchalian said this was approved by the bicameral conference committee when they reconciled the disagreeing provisions of the...
The inclusion of a P1-billion Bio-Safe biosecurity enforcement program in the 2026 budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) will help boost the government’s anti-smuggling and food crisis program, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said. This particular line item in the 2026 budget, which is...
President Marcos has mobilized a team for the "immediate review" of the 2026 national budget, and will work on it over the holidays, Malacañang said. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez said Marcos will be spending the Christmas holidays working in a bid to pass the 2026...
Senators on Sunday, December 21, assured that the the bicameral conference committee-approved P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 now contains strong, enforceable safeguards for transparency, traceability and citizen oversight. “Gone are the secretive and ‘alok-able’ talks that result...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he is confident President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will not veto the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 or any of its provisions. “I am confident that nothing will be vetoed in this budget because first of all, it is coordinated,”...
