Manila, Jan. 30 -- The move to challenge the constitutionality of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) before the Supreme Court (SC) is a deliberate attempt to destabilize the government, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday.

This, as Marcos admitted that there is no contingency plan, in case the SC rules in favor of the petition.

"No, we shut down everything. I guess that's what they want, they want the government to cease working so 'yung matuloy yung kanilang mga destabilization na ginagawa (their destabilization efforts will continue)," he told reporters in Lapu-Lapu City, when asked if the government has a contingency plan, in case the 2025 national budget is declared unconstitutional.

Marcos said Solicitor General...