Bersamin confident on Palace budget<br /><br />Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin expressed confidence that Malacañang can defend the proposed P27.28 billion budget for the Office of the President for 2026, of which P4.5 billion is allocated for confidential and intelligence funds. The House of Representatives tackled the budget on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025.<br /><br />VIDEO BY Kristina Maralit<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe<br />Visit our website at [https://www.manilatimes.net](https://www.manilatimes.net/)<br /><br />Follow us:<br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook<br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram<br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter<br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion<br /><br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital<br /><br />Check out our Podcasts:<br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify<br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts<br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic<br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer<br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher<br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /><br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#TMTNews<br />#Malacañang<br />#Philippines
