MANILAgppbet, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is tentatively scheduled to sign the 2025 national budget on December 20, according to Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cesar Chavez.

“[T]entative: Dec. 20, 9 a.m.,” he told reporters in a Viber message on Wednesday.

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Earlier in the day, the Bicameral Conference Committee approved the committee report on the proposed P6.325 trillion national budget for next year.

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It contains the reconciled and consolidated versions from the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The Senate and House contingents have yet to discuss the changes they made to the budget in detail.

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