MANILA, Philippines – Opisyal nang tinanggap ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ang kopya ng Fiscal Year 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP) at President’s Budget Message mula kay Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman sa isinagawang ceremonial turnover sa Palasyo ng Malakanyang, araw ng Martes, Agosto 12, 2025.
Ito’y matapos na opisyal na iturn over ni Pangandaman ang FY 2026 National Expenditure Program (President’s Budget) kay Pangulong Marcos.
May tema na “Agenda for Prosperi ty: Nurturing Future-Ready Generations to Achieve the Full Potential of the Nation,” ang panukalang national budget para sa susunod na taon ay nagkakahalaga ng 6.793 trillion, 7.4% na mas mataas kaysa sa enacted FY 2025 budget.
Nauna rito, ipinresenta naman ni Pangulong Marcos ang Signed Government Optimization Act kay Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin sa isang seremonya sa Palasyo ng Malakanyang.
Samantala, saksi sa nasabing event sina Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, Senator Emmanuel Joel Villanueva, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, Senate President Chiz Escudero, Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangamdaman, Economy Planning and Development Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr., at Civil Service Commission Chairperson Marilyn Yap.
Present din sina Also present are Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, Presidential Legislative Liaison Office Head Adrian Carlos Bersamin, at iba pang opisyal ng gobyerno.
Nakiisa rin sa nasabing event sina Asec Leonido J. Pulido III, Asec Diana C. Camacho-Mercado, Usec Rolando U. Toledo, Usec Goddes Hope O. Libiran, Usec Janet B. Abuel, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, Usec Maria Francesca M. Del Rosario, Usec Wilford Will L. Wong, Usec Margaux V. Salcedo, at Asec Mary Anne Z. Dela Vega. /Kris Jose