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Marcos scrutinizing 2026 national budget

December 31, 2025

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Manila Bulletin

Palace to ensure Filipinos’ needs are satisfied — Recto Senate to keep watch on how gov't delivers — Zubiri

- By JOSEPH PEDRAJAS and HANNAH TORREGOZA

Marcos scrutinizing 2026 national budget

NEW YEAR EYEWEAR -- A vendor will be ringing in 2026 while wearing a pair of glasses decorated with the New Year's greeting, which she proudly dons at her stall at the Commonwealth Market in Quezon City on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Santi San Juan)

(Santi San Juan)

Massured the public that President Marcos and his team are scrutinizing the proposed 2026 national budget to ensure all allocations and its provisions fully account for any changes from the original National Expenditure Program (NEP).

Executive Secretary Ralph Recto made the commitment after receiving the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) amounting to a historic P6.793 trillion, which the House of Representatives ratified on Monday, Dec. 29, following its signing a day prior.

Recto said the Executive Branch "is now conducting a thorough review to ensure its integrity and effective execution".

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