“REAL change could no longer wait.”

President Ferdinnan Marcos Jr. said this after he signed the P6.793-trillion 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) in Malacañan on Monday, Jan. 5.

With the signing of the national budget, Marcos said the government must now move forward with “difficult but needed reforms in governance” to rebuild trust and deliver an honest and effective government to Filipinos.

“Let us take this opportunity to start moving forward with difficult but needed reforms in governance, to rebuild the trust in us, to strengthen accountability, and deliver an honest and effective government to the Filipinos,” he said in a Manila Bulletin report.

The President added that the 2026 budget plays a crucial role in his administration’s medium-term development plan.

Marcos added that public funds and assistance must reach their intended beneficiaries without patronage.

“Walang bawas, walang kulang (No deductions, nothing missing),” he said.(MyTVCebu)

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