Gatchalian: Senate will comply with SC ruling on budgets’ unconstitutionality

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• Awaiting deadline 45% Provisional Funding Bill

  Facing imminent government shutdown risks, the Senate and House quickly draft a narrow omnibus resolution to appropriate funds for ongoing operations only, bypassing the unconstitutional UA provisions. President Marcos signs this temporary measure into law within a week to ensure continuity of government services.

  Watch for: Senate passes Resolution No. 24 authorizing only essential operational expenses for Q1 2025 · President Marcos signs temporary appropriations law within 72 hours of Senate approval

• Awaiting deadline 30% Legislative Gridlock

  Disagreement between the Senate and House on how to amend the budget leads to a stalemate. No new funding mechanism is enacted, forcing the government to rely on existing cash balances until they are depleted, causing minor but visible delays in public service disbursements.

  Watch for: Senate Committee on Appropriations adjourns without voting on a new budget framework · DBM announces suspension of non-essential disbursements due to lack of legal authority

• Awaiting deadline 15% SC Rehearing Petition

  The Executive Branch, seeking to preserve the full budget structure, files a motion for reconsideration with the Supreme Court, citing economic instability risks. This creates a legal limbo where the implementation of the new budget is paused pending the Court's initial response to the petition.

  Watch for: Executive Secretary files Motion for Reconsideration with the Supreme Court within 14 days · Supreme Court issues temporary restraining order on new budget implementation

• Awaiting deadline 10% Full Budget Annulment

  The Supreme Court issues a clarificatory resolution expanding its previous ruling to invalidate the entire 2025 General Appropriations Bill, not just the UA provisions. This forces an immediate emergency session to pass a completely new, constitutionally sound budget from scratch.

  Watch for: Supreme Court issues full annulment of the 2025 General Appropriations Bill · Congress convenes emergency session to draft entirely new appropriation bill

Generated by Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-UD-Q4_K_S.gguf on 2026-10-22. Checked against later coverage after 2026-10-27. See how these forecasts score.