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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. receives a copy of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP) and the President’s Budget Message from Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman during a ceremonial turnover at Malacañan Palace on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Noel B. Pabalate, PPA Pool

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. receives a copy of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP) and the President’s Budget Message from Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman during a ceremonial turnover at Malacañan Palace on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Also present at the event were Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, Presidential Legislative Liaison Office Head Adrian Carlos Bersamin, and other government officials.
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Victoria Tulad

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175672070416220250812-marcos-2026-budget-PPA1 (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. receives a copy of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP) and the President’s Budget Message from Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman during a ceremonial turnover at Malacañan Palace on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Noel B. Pabalate, PPA Pool"/>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. receives a copy of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP) and the President’s Budget Message from Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman during a ceremonial turnover at Malacañan Palace on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Noel B. Pabalate, PPA Pool</div>MANILA -- Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Monday expressed frustration over alleged insertions in the proposed 2026 national budget, which President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. himself has mentioned.&quot;Pare-pareho kami ng nararamdaman. Siguro nakita niyo naman yung interview ni Cong Ronnie Puno kung naiinis siya, mas naiinis po kami sa nangyayari,&quot; Pangandaman said.She stressed the amount of work that they put into crafting the budget, noting that the process has taken months. <div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/1/coa-to-file-charges-against-dpwh-officials-contractors-over-ghost-flood-projects-1209">READ: COA to file charges vs DPWH officials, contractors over &#x27;ghost&#x27; flood projects &#x27;this month&#x27;</a></div>&quot;Six months ang oras na ginawa namin diyan para gawin yung budget na yan,&quot; she said. &quot;At the same time, inupuan pa rin po yan ng ating Pangulo at ng executive.&quot;&quot;Tapos, in-approve ng buong cabinet. So kung naiinis po siya sa nangyayari, doble at tatlo po ang inis ng DBM sa nangyayari,&quot; Pangandaman added. &quot;Of course, wala sa mandato namin icheck isa-isa yung mga proyekto ng DPWH kung ano yung mga nandodoon.&quot;&quot;But we welcome, at least ngayon may bagong leadership ang DPWH.&quot;According to Pangandaman, she has already talked to newly-appointed Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon to get to the bottom of anomalous flood control projects. &quot;Nag-usap na po kami kahapon ni Vince Dizon na iisa-isahin namin yan, papatingnan namin lahat yan kung saan nanggagaling yung mga proyekto na substandard, ghost, nadodoble, gawa na tapos nakalagay pa siya,&quot; she said.&quot;We will do our best to check and then moving forward to ensure na hindi na to ulit mangyari.&quot;But Pangandaman stressed that she does not know who made the alleged insertions&quot;&#x27;Di natin alam kung sino, yan yung kasama sa napag-usapan namin ni Secretary Vince kahapon,&quot; she said.&quot;Eh nag-press con na yata si Secretary Vince na nagtanggal na siya, nag-relieve na siya ng mga tao. At magbubuo yata siya ng tingin ko task force to look into what&#x27;s happening,&quot; she added. <div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/1/-clean-slate-from-top-to-bottom-vince-dizon-to-order-courtesy-resignations-of-dpwh-officials-1221">READ: Vince Dizon to order courtesy resignations of DPWH officials</a></div>

Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Monday expressed frustration over alleged insertions in the proposed 2026 national budget.

Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Monday expressed frustration over alleged insertions in the proposed 2026 national budget.

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Pangandaman frustrated over alleged insertions in 2026 proposed budget

Victoria Tulad,

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Published Sep 01, 2025 06:00 PM PHT

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