Lace: Marcos Won't Sit in Bicam Budget Meetingswon't 'Sitting' in Bicam Process

‘Marcos not sitting in bicam budget talks’

Malacañang yesterday clarified that President Marcos won’t literally sit at bicameral conference committee deliberations on the 2026 budget, but is watching over the process to ensure that the spending measure would be in line with his administration’s priorities.

Palace: Marcos won't literally sit in budget bicam

Malacañang clarified that President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. would not literally sit in the bicameral meeting on the 2026 national budget, but he would keep an eye on it.

lace: Marcos won't sit in bicam budget meetingswon't 'sitting' in bicam process

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday clarified that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will not literally sit or be physically present at the 2026 budget deliberations but will instead pay close attention to next year’s budget. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro made this clarification amid support from and opposition by some senators regarding Marcos’ participation as an observer in the bicameral budget deliberations on the 2026 budget. …

Marcos to 'keep an eye' on budget process—Palace

President Marcos will "keep an eye," not literally sit, on the 2026 budget deliberations, Malacañang clarified.**media[13675]**Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the President's pronouncement to oversee the budget process was merely to express that "he will keep an eye" on the bicameral conference committee on the national budget."Literally, he will not definitely sit during the Bicam meeting, this is just …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will personally oversee the entire 2026 national budget process. According to Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, President Marcos said that it must be addressed from the very beginning of the laying out of priority projects to be funded. He said this is to ensure that the proposed national budget is in line with the government's priorities and that only important projects will be incl…