BusinessWorld E-paper
December 5, 2025
THE PHILIPPINE SENATE on Thursday approved on second reading the P6.793-trillion budget for 2026, slashing funds for the Public Works department and cutting deeply into unprogrammed appropriations as lawmakers confront intensifying public anger over corruption allegations in the government’s spending process.
The chamber’s move represents one of its most forceful responses yet to weeks of public criticism over opaque budget items associated with a widening scandal involving lawmakers and officials accused of siphoning billions from flood control funds.
