00:00President Bongbong Marcos signed the 6.352 trillion peso national budget for 2025.
00:11The Bicameral Conference Committee approved it yesterday.
00:15The Bicam returned the budget for the Acap or Ayuda for the Kapos Ang Kita Program that was left in the version of the Senate.
00:23But it was reduced to Php 26 billion from the Php 39 billion approved by the Camera.
00:29The Php 74 billion subsidy was removed for PhilHealth because they still have a Php 600 billion reserve fund.
00:39The Office of the Vice President's fund is still Php 733 million, a big increase from their original request of more than Php 2 billion.
00:49According to the Presidential Communications Office, the President may sign the 2025 national budget on December 20.
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