00:00In the last reading of the Senate, more than 6.3 trillion pesos were allocated to the national budget for the next year.
00:07Eighteen senators voted in favor of the 2025 proposed national budget.
00:10Daniel Manalas has the report.
00:15Eighteen senators voted in favor of the 2025 proposed national budget.
00:22Senate Committee on Finance Chairperson Senator Grace Poe said that they followed their promises.
00:29Every decision was made, every fund was assured to have the right purpose.
00:35You were able to form a humane, fair, and balanced budget.
00:41When it comes to the hot topic of the budget, such as the Office of the Vice President,
00:46as well as the assistance to the Kaposang Kita Program or ACAP,
00:50Poe said that this will be known to the Bicameral Conference Committee.
00:54For now, the budget of the OVP will remain at the level of the General Appropriations Bill,
01:00while the ACAP is at the level of the National Expenditure Program.
01:04Congressmen will need to consult on these two items in the budget.
01:10The senator assured that the budget is sufficient for health, education, livelihood, agriculture, tourism, disaster, and housing.
01:20In order to ensure a sustainable and affordable hospital and medicine for our countrymen,
01:27we raised the fund for medical assistance to indigent and financially incapacitated patients.
01:35While the budget for the AFP Modernization Program...
01:38I'm very happy at least, no matter what, to get back the 10,000,000.
01:42Given the precarious situation, sensitive situation of the West Philippines,
01:46all the more that we need to support the modernization.
01:50The fund was also added against the illegal construction of Pogo.
01:54We augmented the budget for the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission
01:59so that they can hire additional personnel and effectively implement the crackdown on Pogo activities,
02:05especially those operating underground.
02:08Daniel Manalastas for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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