2026 Budget Preserves Pork Barrel System

2026 budget preserves pork barrel system

The 2026 General Appropriations Act prioritizes the interests of political elites over the needs of workers, farmers, fisherfolk, students, women, and the youth. By Dulce Amor RodriguezBulatlat.com MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA), a move that progressive lawmakers and peasant groups said entrenches pork barrel allocations, patronage politics, and corruption-prone spending. Members…

Progressives in House slam “pork feast” 6.3-trillion national budget

The Marcos Jr. administration’s supposed crackdown on flood-control corruption was “masterful theater” and a misdirection to conceal 696 billion in pork for the president and lawmakers, while weakening the opposition to “keep power beyond 2028.”

Palace denies presence of pork barrel in 2026 budget

MANILA – Malacañang rejected claims that the P6.97-trillion national budget for 2026 contains pork barrel allocations, maintaining that safeguards in the law prevent lawmakers from exerting control over spending. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said the Marcos administration is confident that the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2026 complies with constitutional limits, stressing that legislators have […]