00:00President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. urgently certified the bill for the proposed 2025 national budget.
00:09In addition, it is expected that the House of Representatives will pass the bill today before it is recessed.
00:17Nella Lesmora, for Centro Nang Balita.
00:20It is expected that the House of Representatives will pass the House Bill No. 10800 or 2025 General Appropriations Bill today before it is recessed.
00:31As early as 10 a.m. earlier, Congressmen continued the plenary deliberations on the proposed budget of the Congress.
00:42It was quickly included in the plenary.
00:45On the part of the minority, being no one who wishes to interpolate the budget of the Congress,
00:53I move to terminate the sponsorship and debate on the budget of the Congress of the Philippines.
01:00Mr. Speaker, on the part of the majority, we join the minority in the motion to terminate the interpolations in the proposed budget of the Congress of the Philippines.
01:06Is there any objection? The Chair hears none.
01:10The period of interpolations in the proposed budget of the Congress of the Philippines is hereby terminated. Congratulations.
01:18Yesterday, President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. urgently certified the 2025 General Appropriations Bill.
01:26In the letter sent by the President to House Speaker Martin Romualdez,
01:30it was noted that it is important to expedite the approval of the bill to ensure that the government's operation will not be delayed
01:38and that the government's funding of programs and initiatives will continue.
01:43Now that the bill has been certified as urgent, it can be approved in two or three readings within a day,
01:51so the approval of the bill will really come by hand later.
01:55The various agencies and branches of the government, such as the Office of the President, Department of Education, and Civil Service Commission,
02:03have already approved their own funds in the plenary session.
02:06The Department of Transportation and its attached agencies have also passed the budget requested in the plenary session,
02:13as well as the Marine and Toll Regulatory Board.
02:16The issue in the RFID system was first taken up by some congressmen.
02:22Madam Speaker, we appreciate the presence of the officials of the DOTR.
02:28We thank them for being with us here at the House of Representatives.
02:33However, Madam Speaker, there are members who have serious issues with the marina, both in the majority and in the minority.
02:49There are also many members who have concerns with TRP, the Toll Regulatory Board,
02:55and I think there are probably at least thousands or hundreds of thousands of motorists who will agree with this representation.
03:04Before the end of this day, it is expected that more agencies will be given the opportunity to explain and defend their budget request
03:14so that it can be passed to the majority.
03:17Melalas Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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