Palace Press Oficer and Undersecretary Claire Castro made the assurance after the People's Budget Coalition (PBC) claimed that P735.56 billion of the administration's proposed 2027 national budget is vulnerable to political interventions and insertions.

"The President will not allow any budget amendments if they lack sufficient documentation, proper descriptions, and corresponding projects. The President will not allow that," she told reporters in a press briefing.

According to PBC, these red flags consist of P140.07 billion in "soft pork" or social assistance and other programs, P483.51 billion in "hard pork" covering infrastructure projects and P111.98 billion for “shadow pork,” which refers to unprogrammed appropriations.

Castro called the group to give them details about the red flag noting that the administration is willing to fix the possible issues on the budget.

"So to those monitoring the budget, if you have a copy of the red flag that you saw or noticed please just let us know, give us a copy in the PCO (Presidential Communications Office) because the President will also need it," she said. Robina Asido/PHS