00:00Congressmen are respecting President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s decision not to continue with the proposed 2025 national budget on Friday
00:09so that it can be studied further.
00:12According to House Committee on Appropriations Vice Chair Jill Bonggalon,
00:16this is really a part of the process, so the public should not worry.
00:20Yesterday, the House Assistant Majority Leader Jude Asidre and House Committee on Women and Gender Equality Chair Geraldine Roman
00:29agreed that the President's decision was just right.
00:32Meanwhile, Senate President Francis Escudero said that this is just a part of the system of checks and balances in the Constitution.
00:40While for Senate Committee on Finance Chair Grace Poe, this is also a sign of a healthy democracy.
00:48This is not unusual.
00:49This is what happens when the Executive gives time to review the report of the budget.
00:58It's only an indication that the President is dutiful about exercising his role in the budget-making process.
01:07This is a sign that we are in a healthy and prosperous democracy.
01:13Kudos to our President, and we look forward to a better...
01:19You know, everything in the world can be improved, right?
01:23We just have to listen to one another.
