Tag: unprogrammed appropriations
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Imee: The 2026 Budget’s Sneakiest Corners — What We Know About Unprogrammed Spending
Understanding the claims: Is the 2026 budget really “clean”? The charge making rounds in Manila headlines is provocative: the 2026 national budget, totaling P6.793 trillion, is not as clean as some observers claim. The central claim is that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. did not veto any specific spending items. Instead, the lines he struck…
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Imee: 2026 Budget Sneakiest Yet—Not the Cleanest Budget
Background: What Imee Marcos is criticizing In Manila, discussions over the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 have sparked renewed debate about transparency and fiscal discipline. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has faced questions not about broad policy aims, but about the mechanics of how funds are assigned, justified, and ultimately spent. A recurring thread in the…
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Lagman Refuses to Sign 2026 National Budget Over Unprogrammed Appropriations
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…
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Lagman Rejects 2026 Budget Over Unprogrammed Appropriations
Lagman Rejects 2026 Budget Over Unprogrammed Appropriations LEGAZPI CITY — Albay 1st District Rep. Cielo Krisel Lagman announced she would not sign the proposed 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) because it contains unprogrammed appropriations, commonly known as insertions. Her stance highlights ongoing concerns about budgetary practices despite reforms aimed at transparency and accountability. Why Lagman…
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Lagman Objects to 2026 Budget Over Unprogrammed Appropriations, Votes No
Albay Representative Rejects 2026 Budget Over Unprogrammed Allocations Lagman, a vocal budget watchdog from Albay’s 1st District, has publicly refused to sign the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) citing persistent unprogrammed appropriations or insertions. In a statement shared with The Manila Times, she argued that such practices undermine fiscal discipline and threaten the integrity of…