Plenary debates ng Kamara para sa proposed 2024 national budget, sisimulan na sa Sept. 19
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00:00 The committee report on the upcoming year's Pano Calang Pondo is now approved.
00:05 The discussion on the plenary on the proposed 2024 budget will be held on September 19.
00:11 Mela Lesmora, for Sentron ng Balita, live.
00:14 Angelique, the House Appropriations Committee is now ready to hold plenary debates here in the House of Representatives
00:24 on the proposed 2024 budget. The committee just recently held a media interview on this.
00:31 According to Appropriations Senior Vice Chair Stella Quimbo,
00:36 they approved the committee report on House Bill No. 8980 or 2024 General Appropriations Bill.
00:44 Earlier this morning, the Execom Committee held a meeting on this
00:49 and for the finalization of the schedule of their plenary debates.
00:53 The discussion on the plenary on the proposed budget will be held on September 19
00:58 and on September 27, they will target to pass it.
01:02 Quimbo confirmed that the interest of the people is their priority in passing the budget on the committee level
01:09 and that their goal will remain until the discussion is finalized.
01:13 In the interview, the reaction of the Appropriations Committee was also asked about the statement of Gabriela Partilis
01:20 that it seems that the Women and Children's Programs were not given attention in the proposed budget.
01:25 The programs for women and children are lodged in different agencies.
01:33 And I think, because I participated in almost all of the budget hearings,
01:41 or participated, I think they were asked questions in these agencies.
01:48 For example, in DOH, in DSWD, in DepEd.
01:53 So there's a number of agencies that have programs for children and women.
02:00 I think there's a substantial number.
02:07 Congresswoman Stella Quimbo added that the proposed 2024 budget was well thought out
02:17 and because there are still plenary debates,
02:19 it is expected that there will be changes and other things that will happen in the proposed budget
02:26 for the benefit of our fellow countrymen.
02:29 Angelique?
02:30 Yes, Mela.
02:31 What were the significant changes in the National Expenditure Program of the Executive
02:38 in the General Appropriations Bill of the Appropriations Committee?
02:46 Angelique, Congresswoman Quimbo said that the main changes were two.
02:50 First, the National Expenditure Program of the Executive Department
02:55 and the General Appropriations Bill of the Committee.
03:00 Second, the validity of the 2024 budget.
03:06 Third, the power of the Congress.
03:09 They made the Congress more independent from the Executive Department.
03:14 Angelique, in the coming days, we are waiting for the changes.
03:19 But as of the moment, those are the changes in the committee report of the House Committee on Appropriations.
03:26 Angelique?
03:27 Okay. Thank you very much, Mela Lesmora.