Best wishes for 2026Neophyte lawmakers, mostly composed of so-called “nepo babies,” got their first brush with the numbers game in Congress. The “nepo babies” – they are either children of or belong to political dynasties in the Philippines – got dazed by the fast-break by which the 2026 GAA was ratified. The 2026 GAA bill proposes P6.793 trillion to support government operations next year. The soon-to-become 2026 budget law is coming out from the dark shadows of the “badly mangled” 2025 GAA that was approved by the defunct 19th Congress. “We will ensure that the 2026 GAA will satisfy not only the legal and technical requirements but, more importantly, the needs of the Filipino people,” Recto reassured the public.

Source: Philippine Star December 31, 2025 08:04 UTC