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President Marcos is open to changes in the proposed 2026 national budget as long as they are justifiable and not intended to misuse public funds, Malacañang said amid early tensions with Congress over his warning against questionable insertions.

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/08/01/palace-marcos-open-to-budget-amendments-if-justifiable

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00:00Good afternoon.
00:01Senate President Escudero said that President Marcos could not expect an unchanged budget
00:07since Congress has the power of the purse.
00:10And secretaries themselves would ask lawmakers to make changes in the budget process.
00:15So, can the palace elaborate on President Marcos' warning to lawmakers about the budget?
00:21Unang-unang po, pinaghihirapan po na makagawa ng budget para sa National Expenditure Program.
00:27Ito'y inaaral, katulad nung binanggit po ni Secretary Amena, pangandaman,
00:33na hindi po ito biro-biro sa pagsasagawa po nito, iniisa-isa po ito kasama ang Pangulo at lahat ng mga cabinet secretaries.
00:41At kung anuman po ang nabuo dito, ibig sabihin po, yan po ang dapat na paglaanan ng pondo.
00:46Hindi po dapat abusuhin yung nasabing power of the purse at maraming magkaroon kung meron man,
00:53mga insertions, at hindi mapapakinabangan na tunay ng taong bayan.
00:59Yan lamang po ang gusto ng Pangulo.
01:00Kaya gusto niya po maging malinis ang budget at hanggat maaari yung BICAM conference
01:05with regard to the conference dito sa budget, 2026 budget, ay bukas sa publiko.
01:14So, is it more accurate to say that the President would veto a budget with anomalous insertions
01:18or changes made during the BICAM?
01:21Depende po yan sa pag-aaral.
01:23Kung mga insertions po na ito, ay masasabi naman po natin na may kabuluhan.
01:28Malamang po ay hindi ma-vito.
01:29Pero pag nakikita po nila na wala naman po itong pagpupuntahan
01:32at maaaring madala lamang sa pang-aabuso,
01:35hindi po mag-aatubili ang Pangulo na ito ay evito.
01:39Last question.
01:39Has the President considered the possible consequences of a reenacted budget?
01:45Alam po niya yan. Kaya po niya yung sinabi.
01:47Pero malamang magsasakripisyo po yan para lamang po makita ng taong bayan
01:52na hindi dapat abusuhin ang pondo ng bayan.
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