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Reenacted budget good, but not an option - Palace
Manila Bulletin
|December 18, 2025
While Malacañang agreed that the proposal of Senator Panfilo Lacson to opt with a reenacted budget rather than a graft-ridden one was a good suggestion, it is not an option as President Marcos remains confident there is still ample time to pass the proposed 2026 national budget.
"Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson's suggestion is good, but what the President really wants is to avoid having a reenacted budget," Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said in a press briefing on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
She stressed that the month is not yet over, they still have time to pass the proposed budget, even amid the current "deadlock" due to issues in farm-to-market road (FMR) projects, the Medical Assistance for Indigent and Financial Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP), and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)'s appeal to restore its budget.
"December is not yet over—it is only December 17—and the President believes there is still enough time to study the matter," Castro said.
This story is from the December 18, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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