ILLUST_COMMENTARY_010526. In the proposed P6.79-trillion 2026 national budget, P243 billion is placed under unprogrammed or loosely conditional items. These include large infrastructure allocations whose release depends on future revenue conditions or executive discretion. While such appropriations are often justified as mechanisms for flexibility, their growing scale and routine use reveal a deeper structural problem. By […]... Keep on reading: The unforeseen consequences of unprogrammed appropriations