MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has received the ratified bicameral conference committee report on the 2026 General Appropriations Bill, Malacañang said on Tuesday.
In a statement, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said that the GAA was submitted to the Palace on December 29 and is now under “a thorough review to ensure its integrity and effective execution.”
“The President and his team are scrutinizing all allocations and provisions to fully account for any changes from the originally submitted National Expenditure Program,” Recto said.
“We will ensure that the 2026 GAA will satisfy not only the legal and technical requirements but, more importantly, the needs of the Filipino people. This review is expected to take about a week,” he added.
While the review of next year’s budget is underway, the government will operate under a reenacted budget for the first few days of 2026.
Recto said that this “will not disrupt government operations.”
“This deliberate review safeguards fiscal discipline and ensures that taxpayers’ hard-earned money is spent wisely and translated into benefits for the Filipino people,” he said.
