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The 2026 budget is backdropped by criticism and outrage over what is estimated to be billions in public funds that were misspent in substandard or non-existent flood control projects
MANILA, Philippines – In a quick ceremony in Malacañang Palace on Monday, January 5, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs the 2026 national budget into law.
It’s the first budget under his administration to be signed this late. It’s also the first that’s backdropped by a flood control scandal that’s rattled his administration.
Can and will the President fulfill his New Year promises? Rappler’s Bea Cupin gives an update from Malacañang Palace. – Rappler.com
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