Manila, Aug. 12 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday received the 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP) in a ceremony at Malacanan Palace in Manila.

Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman handed over the 2026 NEP to Marcos, based on a video posted on the Facebook account of DBM Undersecretary Goddes Hope Libiran.

In another Facebook post, Libiran said Marcos was impressed by the English and Filipino versions of the President's Budget Message for the proposed national budget for 2026.

"'Good!' This was the comment given by President Bongbong Marcos," she said. "And as transparency champion, Sec. Mina assured the President that the public will have access to the PBM (President's Budget Message...