मैगज़्टर गोल्ड के साथ असीमित हो जाओ
10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं, समाचार पत्रों और प्रीमियम कहानियों तक असीमित पहुंच प्राप्त करें सिर्फ
Marcos scrutinizing 2026 national budget
Manila Bulletin
|December 31, 2025
Palace to ensure Filipinos’ needs are satisfied — Recto Senate to keep watch on how gov't delivers — Zubiri
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".
यह कहानी Manila Bulletin के December 31, 2025 संस्करण से ली गई है।
हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।
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