Palace confident of timely passage of 2026 budget
Malacañang on Dec. 10, 2025 is confident that the proposed P6.793 trillion national budget for 2026 will be passed on time. Speaking to reporters, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has no plan to certify the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) as urgent. The Senate approved on third and final reading the proposed 2026 national budget, with 17 affirmative votes and no abstentions on Dec. 9. With this approval, senators and House members are set to meet from Dec. 11 to 13 to settle the differing provisions in their respective versions of the spending plan. The signing of the 2026 General Appropriations Act by the President is targeted for Dec. 29.
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