Amid the Issues in PH Gov’t, Marcos Jr. Reveals Christmas Wish
MARCOS JR. – The President revealed that his wish for the Christmas season is a “good budget” from the legislative branch.
The Philippine government is currently faced with several issues — including the budget insertion mess and the supposed multi-billion flood control corruption. Even Pres. Bongbong Marcos himself was tagged in the budget insertion mess and the alleged kickback system.
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Former House Appropriations Budget Committee chairman
Zaldy Co accused Pres. Bongbong Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez of allegedly masterminding the insertion of P100 billion
in the 2025 national fund.
Zaldy Co also claimed that Marcos Jr. and Romualdez allegedly got a P56 billion kickback all for themselves. According to the resigned
Ako Bicol Partylist
Representative, he was allegedly told by the former House Speaker to stay out of the country as instructed by the President.
The Palace slammed the claims of Zaldy Co saying that he allegedly wants the investigation to stop so he tagged the President. Palace press officer undersecretary Claire Castro also challenged Co to return to the Philippines and testify under oath.
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Marcos Jr. also dared Zaldy Co to return to the country and face the allegations against him. He stressed that he must be fare as he remains in the country despite his accusations against him.
Recently, Pres. Bongbong Marcos had an interview with some students amid the supposed massive corruption issues in the Philippines. He was asked about a lot of things including what he is hoping to receive this yuletide season.
“I don’t know how specific you want to get, but that for Christmas that the legislature will provide us a good budget. That will make for a very nice Christmas,”
he said.
Based on the
report
Ahead of the bicameral conference committee, Minority Senator
Jinggoy Estrada withdrew from being a member of the bicam for the 2026 budget process