Albay lawmaker rejects 2026 budget over unprogrammed appropriations Legislative debates over the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) intensified as Albay 1st District Representative Cielo Krisel Lagman announced she would not sign the 2026 budget. Lagman argued that the bill contains unprogrammed appropriations or insertions, a practice she says perpetuates budgetary malpractices and could invite abuses…