General Appropriations Act of 2025
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 and the Department of Public Works and Highways, 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 prior to signing the bill.