00:00The Office of the Vice President's budget for the next year was recommended to be reduced by more than 1.2 billion pesos.
00:09According to Marikina Representative Stella Kimbo, they only recommended a fund of P733 million for the OVP.
00:19The House Appropriations Committee transferred the funds for the OVP's social programs to government agencies that have the same program.
00:29The budget for the satellite offices of the OVP was also reduced.
00:34When I asked if Vice President Sara Duterte's non-responding to the decision of the committee,
00:41Kimbo said that many were not able to explain the reason for the use of funds from her office.
00:48But Kimbo clarified that the budget has not yet been approved and that it is still in the plenary.
00:54We continue to get the panic of Duterte, who said that the Office of the Vice President is ready to work even if they don't have a budget.
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