The General Appropriations Act of 2025, officially designated as Republic Act No. 12116, is a Philippine law that provides the national budget for the year 2025. Signed into law by President Bongbong Marcos on December 30, 2024, its provisions include ₱1 trillion funding for both the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the removal of all government subsidies for PhilHealth amounting to ₱74 billion, and a ₱50 billion reduction to the poverty alleviation program 4Ps. The act has been criticized for its potentially unconstitutional provisions, with economist Cielo Magno deeming the initial ratified bill to be "the most corrupt budget in history".
Several members of the bicameral conference committee did not sign the bicameral report, while two senators, Risa Hontiveros and Koko Pimentel, voted against the ratification of the budget bill. In response to the criticism, President Marcos made line-item vetoes to provisions related to flood control projects (amounting to ₱16.7 billion) prior to signing the bill.
Legislative history Submission of the NEP to the House of Representatives On July 29, 2024, the Department of Budget and Management submitted its proposed ₱6.352 trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for fiscal year 2025, previously signed by President Bongbong Marcos, to the House of Representatives.
House Appropriations Committee Small Committee + Members of theSmall Committee Position Member Constituency Party Chairperson Zaldy Co Partylist Ako Bicol Senior Vice Chairperson Stella Quimbo Marikina–2nd Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe Zamboanga City–2nd Minority Leader Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan Partylist 4Ps
Bicameral conference committee + Conferees of theBicameral Conference Committee House Party Senate Party Zaldy Co Ako Bicol Grace Poe Independent Jude Acidre Tingog Pia Cayetano Nacionalista Romeo Acop NUP Ronald Dela Rosa PDP Jose "Joboy" Aquino II Lakas JV Ejercito NPC Jil Bongalon Ako Bicol Francis Escudero NPC Mannix Dalipe Lakas Jinggoy Estrada PMP Jack Duavit NPC Win Gatchalian NPC Neptali Gonzales II NUP Bong Go PDP Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. Lakas Risa Hontiveros Akbayan Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan 4Ps Loren Legarda NPC Eleandro "Budoy" Madrona Nacionalista Imee Marcos Nacionalista Stella Quimbo Lakas Koko Pimentel Nacionalista David "Jay-Jay" Suarez Lakas Francis Tolentino PFP Joel Villanueva Independent Cynthia Villar Nacionalista Mark Villar Nacionalista Juan Miguel Zubiri Independent
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