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Palace confident 2026 nat’l budget will be signed before end of December

17 December 2025

Malacañang said Wednesday that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. remains confident that the proposed PhP6.793 trillion national budget for 2026 will be signed before the end of the year.

“Hindi pa naman natatapos ang Disyembre… at sa tingin ng Pangulo ay may sapat pang panahon para aralin ito,” Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said in a Palace briefing.

The proposed 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) is undergoing deliberations by the bicameral conference committee to reconcile the versions of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Castro said President Marcos believes there is still ample time to pass the national budget, even as she said proposals to avoid a reenacted budget are welcome.

“Maganda po ang suhestiyon ni Senator Ping Lacson pero ang nais po talaga ng Pangulo ay hindi magkaroon ng reenacted budget,” Castro said.

“Ang good option, aralin mabuti… Maayos na budget na naipapasa on time. Hindi pa tapos ang Disyembre,” Castro added. ǀ PND