The UA allocation for 2027 is 'the lowest amount nominally of the UAs since 2019 and only accounts for 1.5% of the total expenditure program — the lowest ratio since 1991,' says DBM Acting Secretary Kim Robert de Leon

In his last full year as president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is seeking a P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, the year before the 2028 elections

Committee on Appropriations chairperson Mika Suansing says the budget deliberations will begin on Monday, August 17