President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vetoed P16.7 billion worth of flood control projects from the P6.326 trillion 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), urging government agencies to spend allocations more efficiently. The vetoed projects, totaling P16.7 billion, were spread across various regions, with Region 3 and Region 2 receiving the highest amount of rejected funds.
President Marcos vetoed P16.7 billion worth of flood control projects in various regions from the P6.326 trillion 2025 General Appropriations Act even as he urged government agencies to spend their allocations more conscientiously.
The President rejected the highest amount of flood control projects in Region 3 with P7 billion, followed by Region 2 with P3.2 billion. “I call on the conscientious utilization of this Budget with the end in mind of sustaining the country’s high-growth trajectory and managing inflation while accelerating the implementation of well-targeted social services and structural reforms geared towards achieving our medium-term goals of reducing poverty incidence, decreasing unemployment rates, and achieving upper middle-income status,” Mr. Marcos said.
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