00:00President Bongbong Marcos urgently certified the General Appropriations Bill or House Bill 10800.
00:05Under this, the Chamber can approve the proposed P6.352 trillion Pesos of the 2025 National Budget
00:13in two and three readings on the same day.
00:16In the usual process, the two and three readings should be between three days.
00:22The proposed P6.352 trillion Pesos is more than 7% higher than the 5.268 trillion Pesos of the National Budget for 2024.
00:30Today, the Chamber's target is to pass this version before the adjournment of the session on Friday.
00:36This approved version also needs to be approved by the Senate before the bicameral conference committee
00:42and will be sent to Malacanang for the President's signature.
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