Nilinaw ng kapitan na habang nasa ilalim pa ng renovation ang pasilidad, ipinilit umano ni Kag. Analyn Santos ang paggamit ng burulan at naisangkot pa ang kapulisan matapos igiit na “completed” na raw ang proyekto. Sa kabila nito, pinili umanong unawain ang sitwasyon at pinayagan ang agarang paglilibing, ngunit ipinasara muli ang opisyal na lugar upang tapusin ang natitirang konstruksyon.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has vetoed seven out of ten unprogrammed items worth ₱92.5 billion in the proposed 2026 national budget, triggering a heated public backlash. The move leaves only three items totaling ₱150.9 billion, marking the lowest level of Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) since 2019.

The public reaction has been sharply divided. While some welcomed the cuts as a long-overdue step toward fiscal discipline, others slammed the decision for failing to abolish the UA entirely. Critics argue that these line items should no longer be tucked away under vague categories—especially given their bloated allocations and loose separation from the clearer provisions of the General Appropriations Act.

From the start, the UA has been a lightning rod for controversy. Though figures appear in the budget, accountability remains murky—raising hard questions about who spends the money, where it goes, and how it’s monitored. To many Filipinos, the UA looks less like prudent budgeting and more like a government-issued blank check, ripe for abuse and corruption.

For years, Alan Peter Cayetano, Senate Minority Leader, has demanded the total abolition of the UA to restore public trust. He warned that the Minority bloc will closely police the implementation of the 2026 budget, insisting that every funded program must have clear, sufficient, and traceable allocations. Cayetano also underscored a glaring failure of accountability: no masterminds or “big fish” have been held responsible in the flood control scandal that allegedly drained billions of pesos from public coffers.

The message is blunt: oversight cannot stop at the Senate floor. The public must watch—relentlessly. From scrutinizing the 2026 national budget to questioning the lifestyles of lawmakers and officials, Filipinos must deny corrupt actors any room to maneuver. Every peso must be tracked. Every excuse challenged. The era of shadowy budgets must end.