Palace confident Marcos to sign 2027 budget before year-end

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang is confident President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will sign the proposed P7.2-trillion 2027 national budget before year-end, avoiding a repeat of last year’s delay. In a briefing on Monday, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the 2027 national budget should be passed by Congress on schedule, acknowledging that the process took longer