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Zubiri urges Executive to ensure transparent 2026 budget

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Tuesday called on the Executive branch to remain transparent in implementing the 2026 national budget, now that Congress has ratified and transmitted it to Malacañang for review.

Executive branch must ensure transparent 2026 national budget

MANILA, Philippines — Following Congress’ ratification of the 2026 General Appropriations Bill, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said the ball is now in the executive branc court to enact the most transparent national budget in the country’s history.  In a statement on Tuesday, Zubiri said the executive branch must carry the same cross and commitment that Congress did to win back the trust of the public and legislate a transparent and a…

Congress ratifies 2026 national budget - BusinessWorld Online

By Adrian H. Halili, Reporter CONGRESS on Monday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, marking the end of contentious deliberations that unfolded against the backdrop of a multibillion-peso corruption scandal. Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian, who heads the Senate Finance Committee, said next year’s budget is mainly focused on improving education, health, and agriculture. “These highligh…

DOCUMENT: Bicam 2026 report shows House, Senate budget proposal differences

Both chambers of Congress on Monday, December 29, ratified the 2026 bicameral budget report after days of deliberations that stretched past midnight. For the first time, the proceedings were livestreamed in response to public pressure for greater transparency amid the flood control and infrastructure corruption scandal. The document below compares the House and Senate budget proposals for 2026, and the figures agreed upon by both chambers in the…

Senate ratifies P6.7T budget bill

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Monday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the reconciled P6.7 trillion 2026 general appropriations bill (GAB), a step away from becoming a law.The Senate held an extended one-day session for its ratification. The 4,300-page enrolled bill will be submitted to Malacañang for review.Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, said the bicameral panel was "very delibera…

Procedural process, provisions of 2026 national budget questioned

The proposed 2026 national budget remained controversial despite its ratification Monday, Dec. 29 as several House members flagged the procedural process the...