Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday, January 5, welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s veto of non-essential items under the unprogrammed appropriations and the prohibition on political involvement in the distribution of cash aid in the newly signed Republic Act 12314, the 2026 national budget. Lacson said the items that survived the veto—government support to foreign-assisted projects and the revised…
