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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his 4th annual State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City  on July 28, 2025, flanked by Senate President Francis Escudero (left) and Speaker Martin Romualdez (right).     Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Jamaine Punzalan

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<div><iframe width="1250" height="703" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zsZ1T0hsLvA" title="LIVE: State of the Nation Address 2025 | ANC Special Coverage" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said he would not sign into law a national budget that is &quot;misaligned&quot; with his administration&#x27;s programs.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/30/marcos-signs-2025-national-budget-vetoes-194-b-line-items-1239">Marcos signs 2025 national budget, vetoes ₱194-B line items</a></div><p>In his fourth State of the Nation Address, Marcos said he would &quot;return any proposed General Appropriations Bill that is not fully aligned with the National Expenditure Program.&quot;</p><p>&quot;And further, I am willing to do this even if we end up with a reenacted budget,&quot; Marcos said.</p><p>&quot;Hindi ko aaprubahan ang kahit anong budget na hindi alinsunod sa plano ng gobyerno para sa sambayanang Pilipino,&quot; he continued.</p><p>Marcos this month approved the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/7/15/marcos-gov-t-to-propose-p6-793-trillion-budget-for-2026-1403">proposed P6.793 trillion budget for 2026. </a></p><p>The budget agency earlier said it had received budget proposals totaling P10.101 trillion but had to evaluate programs and projects due to a limited fiscal space and its goal of reducing the government&#x27;s deficit from 5.5 percent of GDP in 2025 to 4.3 by 2028.</p><p>It added that the government will continue to invest in the Build Better More Infrastructure Program, and in digital transformation.</p><p>Marcos late last year delayed signing the 2025 national budget and then vetoed over P194 billion line items &quot;that are not consistent to our program priorities.&quot;</p>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said he would not sign into law a national budget that is misaligned with his administration's programs. </p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said he would not sign into law a national budget that is misaligned with his administration's programs.

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Marcos warns: I won't sign budget 'misaligned' with gov't plans

Jamaine Punzalan,

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Published Jul 28, 2025 06:31 PM PHT

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