Manila, Jan. 27 -- Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo, acting chairperson of the House Appropriations Committee, on Monday said the 2025 General Appropriations Act is "lawful, valid, and fully enforceable".

In a statement, Quimbo reiterated that the enrolled General Appropriation Bill contained no blank allocations among its more than 235,000 line items.

"The enrolled General Appropriations Bill is complete, with no blank allocations among its more than 235,000 line items," she said.

Quimbo noted that the bicameral conference committee "explicitly" authorized the technical secretariats of both chambers of Congress to "implement corrections and adjustments as required".

"These do not affect the integrity nor the legality of the budget," Quimb...