BBM4 PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. and former president Duterte

‘HE’S LYING’

January 20, 2025 Chona Yu 138 views

HE is lying.

This was the response of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on former President Rodrigo Duterte’s allegation that there were descrepancies in the P6.326 trillion 2025 national budget.

In an ambush interview in Taguig City, Marcos said that Duterte is peddling fake news.

“He’s lying. He’s a president. He knows that you cannot pass a General Appropriations Act (GAA) with a blank… He’s lying,” President Marcos said when asked for his reaction to Duterte’s accusation.

“And he’s lying because he knows perfectly well that that doesn’t ever happen,” the President said.

“Sa buong kasaysayan ng buong Pilipinas, hindi pinapayagan na magkaroon ng item ang GAA ng hindi nakalagay kung ano ‘yung project at saka ano ‘yung gastos, ano ‘yung pondo. So, it’s a lie,” he added.

Duterte and Davao City 3rd District Representative Isidro Ungab have raised discrepancies in the bicameral conference committee report on the recently approved 2025 national budget.

Duterte argued the 2025 GAA is an invalid legislation that couldn’t be implemented.

But the President said a copy of those items is available on the DBM website. Anybody can check to determine whether there are blank parts, he added.

“Mayroon namang kopya that’s available on the website of DBM. Tingnan ninyo, huwag na ninyong busisiin isa-isa, hanapin niyo ‘yung sinasabi nila na blank check,:” the President said.

“Tingnan niyo kung mayroong kahit isa para mapatunayan na tama ang sinasabi ko [na] kasinungalingan ‘yan, ” he added.

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