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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. graces Puso ng Pasko—the first full-length, all-Filipino Christmas ballet—performed by Alice Reyes Dance Philippines with the Manila Symphony Orchestra and the Ryan Cayabyab Singers  at the Kalayaan Grounds in Malacañan Palace on November 23, 2025. Yummie Dingding, PPA Pool

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Katrina Domingo

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176655423481820251123-marcos-malacanang-christmas-tree-lighting-PPA13.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. graces Puso ng Pasko—the first full-length, all-Filipino Christmas ballet—performed by Alice Reyes Dance Philippines with the Manila Symphony Orchestra and the Ryan Cayabyab Singers at the Kalayaan Grounds in Malacañan Palace on November 23, 2025. Yummie Dingding, PPA Pool"/>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. graces Puso ng Pasko—the first full-length, all-Filipino Christmas ballet—performed by Alice Reyes Dance Philippines with the Manila Symphony Orchestra and the Ryan Cayabyab Singers  at the Kalayaan Grounds in Malacañan Palace on November 23, 2025. Yummie Dingding, PPA Pool</div>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reminded Filipinos to “bring kindness, happiness, and good cheer to everyone,” especially children and the marginalized this Christmas.The President said “no other occasion stirs a warmer and more festive spirit in all of us” than Christmas, which “gives us countless moments to appreciate and cherish life&#x27;s many blessings.”“As we enjoy our gatherings, let us also remember those who are in most need of our compassion and generosity — the poor, sick, calamity-stricken, and marginalized,” the President said in his Christmas message. “Like Jesus who brought salvation to the world, let us share our abundance with the people around us,” he said.“Let us bring kindness, happiness, and good cheer to everyone we meet, especially to our children for whom these festivities are really for.”The President reminded the nation that this season is a time “to honor the birth of Christ our Savior, thank the Lord Almighty for all the graces that we have received throughout the year, and enjoy the company of our dearest friends, families, and loved ones.”“It is my fervent hope that the deepest desires of our hearts be fulfilled, and that love and goodwill continue to guide our families and communities,” he said.“Let us become a source of light and goodness to our fellow Filipinos this Christmas and in the years to come,” he said.Malacañang has not disclosed where the President will be spending Christmas, but underscored that the Chief Executive will be working throughout the holidays to review the 2026 national budget before signing it into law.Congress earlier said it intended to ratify next year’s spending plan on December 29 or about 2 days before the current General Appropriations Act expires.XXXAfter several days of debate and deadlock in the bicameral conference committee over allocations for the Department of Public Works and Highways, Congress said that it seeks to ratify the 2026 spending plan on December 29, which is just 2 days before the current national budget expires.Several House minority members are expected to vote against the passage of the 2026 national budget due to “more than P200-billion” in unprogrammed funds, Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice earlier told ANC’s Headstart.“Unprogrammed funds are unconstitutional,” Erice said, citing a recent opinion from the Supreme Court.“Dapat yung budget of expenditures ng gobyerno, dapat may katapat na source of revenue. Kumbaga sa budget ng isang pamilya, bakit ka bibili ng isang bagay na wala pa namang pagkukunan na sahod o kita?” he said.“If they will insist on putting the unprogrammed funds in the national budget and if the President signs it, I will have no recourse but to go to the Supreme Court and question the presence of the unprogrammed funds under the 2026 GAA,” he said.In the 2024 and 2025 budgets, the House and Senate leaderships placed several big ticket projects — such as the Metro Manila subway and the Philippine National Railway elevated railway — under unprogrammed funds and gave their original allocations to flood control projects, Erice said.Earlier this week, Malacañang said that Marcos has begun “mobilizing his team to facilitate the immediate review” of the spending plan that the bicameral conference committee approved last week.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reminded Filipinos to “bring kindness, happiness, and good cheer to everyone,” especially children and the marginalized this Christmas.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reminded Filipinos to “bring kindness, happiness, and good cheer to everyone,” especially children and the marginalized this Christmas.

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Marcos reminds Filipinos on Christmas: ‘Bring kindness, happiness’ especially to marginalized

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Dec 25, 2025 05:00 AM PHT

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