Lawmakers praised President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for signing the P6.326-trillion 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) on Rizal Day, avoiding a reenacted budget and ensuring smooth government operations. Senate Finance Committee chairperson Grace Poe and House Appropriations chairman Elizaldy Co lauded the timely approval, emphasizing the President's focus on fiscal discipline and national priorities. The budget includes a program to benefit over 4 million low-income earners and prioritizes education, infrastructure, healthcare, and agriculture.
Senator Grace Poe and Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co Lawmakers commended President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for signing the P6.326-trillion 2025 General Appropriations Act on Rizal Day as promised, avoiding a reenacted budget in the process and ensuring seamless government operations for the upcoming year.
“Wealth transfer programs must always be subject to strict oversight, and through the President’s convergence mandate, AKAP will be better positioned to serve as a genuine social safety net,” according to the senator. Under the approved 2025 GAA, the education sector gets a lion’s share of P1.053 trillion followed by public infrastructure , healthcare , and agriculture . The latter covered allocations for agrarian reform and irrigation.
“As with previous budgets, the Executive is right to withhold funds for projects with uncertain funding sources or lacking actionable plans. By removing the standby authority, the veto ensures that government spending is based on solid revenues, not speculative projections,” Poe said.
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