OVP ready if P903-M budget is slashed — Castelo - video Dailymotion

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The Office of the Vice President (OVP) is prepared to continue its programs even if Congress decides to cut its proposed P903-million budget for 2026, its spokesperson said on Wednesday, Aug. 6. (Video courtesy of OVP | FB)   READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/08/06/ovp-ready-if-p903-m-budget-is-slashed-castelo   Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin   Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin  Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com @manilabulletin   #ManilaBulletinOnline  #ManilaBulletin  #LatestNews

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00:00...yung sa, ano nyo po, sa, kanina nga po sa report nyo,

00:04na you have more thousands of families served during dun sa mga pagyo na nagdaan

00:10and dun dun sa Southwest Monsoon.

00:11And then for the month of August, may 2,800 families.

00:14And of course, Ma'am, you mentioned, I think a month ago,

00:18na may parang 903 million pesos po yung budget for next year

00:23na in-increase po ng DBM for OVP.

00:26Do you think, Ma'am, na yung budget na yun, yung 903 million pesos,

00:29would be enough to sustain your current set of programs?

00:32Ito nga yung disaster preparedness, relief operations,

00:35and then yung magnegosyo, Taday, you mentioned,

00:38yung marami pa kayong parang inaingganyo din po

00:43na mag-participate din po dito sa programa na ito.

00:46Do you think, Ma'am, na yung 903 million pesos na budget nyo po for next year

00:49would be enough to sustain all these programs?

00:53Yes, thank you, thank you, Dempsey.

00:55The budget, the 903 million pesos budget of the Office of the Vice President

01:03is allocated already per program.

01:06So if you're asking about disaster operations,

01:09we have actually from $30,250,000 in 2025,

01:15we have increased it to $56,620,000.

01:18Of course, this will necessarily include inflation

01:23and then the additional personnel that we will need

01:27to complete a bigger project.

01:29Kasama na yan, kaya meron tayong increase to $26 million.

01:34And then for, what was your other program?

01:36Magnegosyo Taday?

01:38Okay.

01:39Magnegosyo Taday, I think we're going to have the same budget as last year.

01:44So, wait, hold on.

01:50Magnegosyo Taday, I cannot find it here.

01:52We'll get back to you on the amount.

01:54But parang ang, my recollection is it's the same as last year.

02:00Iaano lang natin.

02:02Pagkakasahin natin ulit kung ano yung makakayang programa

02:07for until the 12th month, until December.

02:10But we also accept assistance from the private sector.

02:14So, kung meron mga nagbibigay, we document them properly.

02:19And then we, of course, with all gratitude,

02:23natutulungan nila ang Office of the Vice President

02:25na makatulong sa mas maraming beneficiaryo.

02:28Mga Palo, of course, magkaka-budget siswa na kasi.

02:35Yes.

02:36Of course, considering yung medyo not so good relations na nga

02:41with the House and with the Congress,

02:44what if lang naman, what if lang na,

02:48halimbawa House or Senate or the BICAM decides to slash the budget,

02:52yung 900 million to,

02:53nababawasan na ng 200 million ulit.

02:55So, I mean, would that still be enough?

02:59Halimbawa, 700 million na lang yung matera sa budget nyo.

03:02Hindi na enough pa rin ba siya para mapag-cash it

03:05sa mga program na kalayang sa importance?

03:08Well, the Office of the Vice President

03:10is ready for any eventuality.

03:13So, kung babawasan nila

03:15or ibabalik nila sa 733 million for 2025,

03:20we cannot do anything,

03:22but we will proceed.

03:23We will still pursue the programs that we already have.

03:26So, on mag-negotiate the diet, Dempsey,

03:28just to give you an answer,

03:30yes, I'm correct.

03:31It was the same,

03:3339.6 million for 2026.

03:38Yeah.

03:45Oh, okay.

OVP ready if P903-M budget is slashed — Castelo

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