00:00The proposed 2025 National Budget has joined the plenary debates of the Senate.
00:05The contents of the budget are as follows, as stated by Daniel Manalastas.
00:11The debate in the Senate for the proposal of the 2025 National Budget has already started.
00:17Last night, Senator Grace Poe gave a sponsorship speech
00:21on some important objectives based on the committee report.
00:25The budget is based on the Center for Welfare, Education, Technology,
00:29Life, Assistance, and many more.
00:42Not to mention the hotly discussed budget of the Office of the Vice President.
00:46Poe confirmed that they adopted the version of the Camera in the committee
00:50in which the budget of the Office of the Vice President, Sara Duterte,
00:54can reach P733 million.
00:57In other words, the budget of the OVP has now reached the committee level of the Senate.
01:03As for the 2025 National Budget,
01:06the Senator assured that the funds for the committee will not be reduced.
01:10Not to mention the assistance for the Kapos Ang Kita Program.
01:14Poe said that this will depend on the Senate's debate on the budget.
01:18They agreed on the passing of the budget by the deadline.
01:23Aside from that, there will be additional funds for health
01:26and support for the budget in case of calamity.
01:29We will have additional funds for the Integrated Disaster Shelter Assistance Program
01:35that will be used for emergency shelter support.
01:38The current version of the Senate budget includes
01:42the program for senior citizens,
01:45housing for the Filipino family,
01:47assistance for OFWs and PUV drivers.
01:51The budget will also focus on agriculture,
01:55infrastructure, work, transportation, defense,
01:58and fight against criminality.
02:00And to prevent the escapees from escaping,
02:05this was fought by Senator Riza.
02:08The Senate shall support the funding for the Automated Biometrics Identification System
02:14of the Bureau of Immigration.
02:18If there is an agency that has increased or reduced the budget,
02:22it is not yet final because the Senators are still debating
02:26on the 2025 National Budget.
02:29And in the end, it will still run on votes.
02:32Daniel Manalastas for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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