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Business group wants rules on aid distribution
The Philippine Star
|January 07, 2026
The Makati Business Club (MBC) is urging President Marcos to issue an executive order covering the rules and mechanisms for the disbursement of state financial aid and limiting confidential funds to promote transparency and accountability in the national budget.
In a statement yesterday, the MBC said that while the 2026 budget signed by Marcos represents improvements compared to the past few years, tougher action should have been taken on unprogrammed allocations.
Marcos vetoed P92.5 billion worth of unprogrammed appropriations in this year's budget, but retained P150.9 billion in unprogrammed allocations.
The MBC warned that unprogrammed allocations could be subject to discretionary disbursement.
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