MUCH SCRUTINIZED President Marcos signs the P6.326-trillion national budget for 2025 in a ceremony in Malacañang on Dec. 30. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ Former Senate President Franklin Drilon and a former finance official on Tuesday said the ve
MANILA, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday, December 19, announced plans to veto items in the bicam-approved 2025 budget, sayingthat he will not return the budget to Congress. The recently approved bicameral budget included signi
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to veto certain items in the 2025 budget, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed on Wednesday, December 18. The proposed 2025 budget has sparked controversy due to a n
MANILA8k8, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should veto the proposed Philippine Natural Gas Industry Development Act, environmental groups said. For the Power for People Coalition (P4P) and Philippine M
