President Marcos is open to changes in the proposed 2026 national budget as long as they are justifiable and not intended to misuse public funds, Malacañang said amid early tensions with Congress over his warning against questionable insertions. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro...
President Marcos’ fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa Complex on Monday, July 28, received 124 rounds of applause and two standing ovations, when he declared war against those who profited from the failed flood control projects in the country. This was comparable...
President Marcos has warned Congress that he will reject the proposed 2026 national budget if it deviates from the government’s national expenditure program (NEP), even at the risk of operating under a reenacted budget. Marcos said this following a scathing critique of corruption and...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday, July 27 said he is confident there are still other venues where senators can inquire about the evidence in the impeachment case filed against Vice President Sara Duterte. One such forum to take up the controversy surrounding Duterte’s use of...
President Marcos has approved the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for fiscal year 2026, Malacañang announced on Tuesday, July 15. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro disclosed that Marcos approved the proposed national budget during a Cabinet meeting at...
Malacañang has expressed its support for moves to institutionalize transparency in the budget deliberations. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the Palace respects the independence of the Congress in pushing to institutionalize a transparent budget...
The Senate is open to proposals seeking to enhance transparency of the budget process by opening the bicameral deliberations to the public. Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr. said the bicameral conference is a joint undertaking of the Senate and the House of Representatives, so both chambers have...
Despite limited resources, the Cabinet-level Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) has approved a record-high national budget for next year at ₱6.79 trillion, with a focus on social services. Next year’s record-high budget would support sustained delivery of public goods and services...
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said the government’s main tax agency’s ₱18 billion proposal for 2026 covers plans to build a tax-focused contact center and office space expansion to accommodate more taxpayers and reduce queues. “We want to improve our...
The Marcos administration, through the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), has already set its national budget priorities for 2026 based on the government’s medium-term development plan. Given the country’s “limited fiscal space,” new budget proposals will be evaluated based on their...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) will request for a P733-million budget for 2026, similar to its budget this year, since Congress will reject a higher proposal anyway, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Monday, June 16. During a press conference in Davao City, the official disclosed that...
The government is looking to include 4,240 priority programs and projects (PAPs), with an investment requirement totaling about ₱4.71 trillion, in the 2026 national budget proposal to sustain public investments—especially in infrastructure and regional development. According to the Department...
