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Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero leads the 127th Independence Day celebration at the historic Barasoain Church in Malolos City, Bulacan, on Wednesday, June 12, 2025. Centered on the theme “Kalayaan. Kinabukasan. Kasaysayan.,” Escudero and key local officials paid tribute to the national flag and laid wreaths at the monument of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo to honor the nation’s history and its continuing fight for freedom.

Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero leads the 127th Independence Day celebration at the historic Barasoain Church in Malolos City, Bulacan, on Wednesday, June 12, 2025. Centered on the theme “Kalayaan. Kinabukasan. Kasaysayan.,” Escudero and key local officials paid tribute to the national flag and laid wreaths at the monument of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo to honor the nation’s history and its continuing fight for freedom.

Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175384320989820250612-127th-independence-day-barasoain-MT18.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero leads the 127th Independence Day celebration at the historic Barasoain Church in Malolos City, Bulacan, on Wednesday, June 12, 2025. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Senate President Francis &quot;Chiz&quot; Escudero on Wednesday said Congress could not automatically approve the proposed budget of the executive branch and asserted that the legislative body has the &quot;power of the purse.&quot;</p><p>Escudero said this when asked about his reaction to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.&#x27;s warning in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) that he would not sign into law a national budget that is &quot;misaligned&quot; with his administration&#x27;s programs.</p><p>Marcos also said he would not hesitate to operate on a reenacted budget next year if he was not satisfied with the budget Congress would submit to him for approval.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/7/28/marcos-warns-i-won-t-sign-budget-misaligned-with-gov-t-plans-1831">Marcos warns: I won&#x27;t sign budget &#x27;misaligned&#x27; with gov&#x27;t plans</a></div><p>&quot;While I agree that the administration has the prerogative to pursue its proposed budget, under the Constitution, the power of the purse still belongs to Congress,&quot; Escudero said in an interview on ANC.</p><p>&quot;Hindi naman pupuwede na lahat ng isusumite ng executive ay ganoon na lamang, automatic, parang rubber stamp ang Kongreso,&quot; he added.</p><p>&quot;On the part of the Senate, we will review the budget, and we will propose amendments that need to be proposed, in accordance with the inputs given to us as well.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/29/escudero-slams-efforts-to-link-him-to-flood-budget-misuse-as-demolition-job-1619">Escudero slams efforts to link him to flood budget misuse as &#x27;demolition job&#x27;</a></div><p>Escudero urged the executive branch to &quot;talk to their secretaries&quot; if they really wanted to follow the original budget.</p><p>&quot;Doon tayo magsimula, na wag nang mag-lobby sa Kongreso kaugnay sa mga pagbabago [at] dagdag pa na budget para sa kani-kanilang mga departamento, upang sa gayon input na lang kung saka-sakali ng Kamara at Senado ang pag-uusapan,&quot; he said.</p><p>Marcos this month approved the proposed P6.793 trillion budget for 2026.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/7/15/marcos-gov-t-to-propose-p6-793-trillion-budget-for-2026-1403">Marcos approves proposed P6.793-trillion budget for 2026</a></div><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><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/66Z-vKeZoXo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>"Hindi naman pupuwede na lahat ng isusumite ng executive ay ganoon na lamang, automatic, parang rubber stamp ang Kongreso," Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said.</p>

"Hindi naman pupuwede na lahat ng isusumite ng executive ay ganoon na lamang, automatic, parang rubber stamp ang Kongreso," Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said.

'No rubber stamp': Escudero asserts Congress' budget power after Marcos warning in SONA

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'No rubber stamp': Escudero asserts Congress' budget power after Marcos warning in SONA

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Published July 30, 2025 11:05 AM PHT

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