00:00President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, January 20,
00:04accuses former President Rodrigo Duterte of lying about the 2025 budget.
00:08This after Duterte said it was invalid due to blanks in the document.
00:13In a chance interview with reporters, Marcos firmly denies the claim.
00:16He explains it is not allowed for a General Appropriations Act item
00:20to lack details about a project, expenses, and allocated funds.
00:24Duterte and Davao City Representative Isidro Ungab discussed the 2025 budget
00:28in the online program, Basta da Boweno.
00:31Ungab claimed that certain line items for the Agriculture Department
00:34and unprogrammed appropriations lacked specific allocation amounts.
00:39He also said he saw 13 pages with blanks in the report from the bicameral conference committee.
00:44The Department of Budget and Management denies Ungab's allegations,
00:47calling them completely false and reckless.
00:50Meantime, Marcos urges the public to review the budget online.
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