Sen. Imee Marcos appealed to her younger brother President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to thoroughly check, line by line, the 2025 budget bill before he signs it, warning against the changes made to the proposed funding that allegedly go against the administration’s priorities for next year.

Senator Imee Marcos has urged her brother, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to make a thorough review of the Congress-crafted 2025 national budget bill amid "mysterious items."

Senator Imee Marcos is appealing to her younger brother President Bongbong Marcos to thoroughly check, line by line, the 2025 budget bill before he signs it, warning against the changes made to the proposed funding that allegedly go against the administration's priorities for next year.

President Marcos yesterday vowed to restore the multibillion-peso allocation slashed from the budget of the Department of Education (DepEd), saying the move to reduce the agency’s proposed outlay for next year goes against his policy direction.

Senators proposed that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. could return the ratified 2025 budget bill to Congress to address contentious budgetary allocations.