President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the 2025 national budget, making adjustments through vetoes and conditional implementation to align spending with government priorities.
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. signed the P6.326-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2025 yesterday, vetoing P194 billion worth of line items and imposing conditions for the implementation of the social protection program 'Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program' or AKAP. The signed GAA trimmed the initially proposed P6.352 trillion spending outlay following the veto of several line items deemed inconsistent with the administration’s priority programs.He vetoed P26.
065 billion worth of projects under the Department of Public Works and Highways and P168.240 billion listed under 'Unprogrammed Appropriations.' With the veto of certain items under the DPWH, the education sector now has the constitutionally mandated lion’s share of the 2025 budget at P1.05 trillion. It was followed by the DPWH at P1.007 trillion; Department of National Defense, P315.1 billion; Department of the Interior and Local Government, P279.1 billion; Department of Health, P267.8 billion; and the Department of Agriculture at P237.4 billion. 'While the final version of the budget reflects many of our shared priorities, some provisions required careful scrutiny. The Filipino people have spoken: every centavo must go to programs that truly uplift lives, strengthen communities, and secure the future development of the Philippines,' President Marcos said.Conditional implementation was also adopted for specific programs, such as the AKAP, to ensure funds are used strategically, adding that government must not be merely a provisional solution, but must address long-term issue
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