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...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, December 24 refuted reports alleging he and other senators requested the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for projects under the 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP). “I categorically deny claims that I was among those who requested the...
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...
The Senate on Monday, Dec. 22, moved to amend its legislative calendar to give more time for the preparation, printing, and ratification of the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the proposed P6.793-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for fiscal year 2026. During the plenary session,...
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,”...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Saturday, Dec. 20, that he intends to be more active next year in overseeing government spending and addressing underutilized funds across key sectors. In an interview with Usapang Senado over DWIZ radio, Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance,...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Saturday, Dec. 20, that the proposed 2026 national budget will provide. the Department of Agriculture (DA) with its largest allocation since 2010. He says this marks a significant step toward boosting farmers’ incomes and addressing hunger,...
