00:00Welcome to the House of the People.
00:03Today's turnover of the 2026 National Expenditure Program from the Department of Budget and Management
00:10is not just a formality.
00:13It is the first step in shaping how our government will serve the Filipino people in the year ahead.
00:21Like every family, we know that every peso must have a purpose.
00:26We cannot spend what we do not have, and we must spend wisely on what matters the most.
00:33Bawad piso may pinaglalaahanan, bawad kastusin dapat may pakinabang sa tao.
00:41The net is more than just numbers on paper.
00:45It is the government's plan to make the vision of bagong Pilipinas real.
00:50Roads that connect communities, markets where food is affordable,
00:53schools that open doors to opportunity, hospitals that save lives,
00:59and safe, secure communities for every Filipino.
01:04A budget is not just a spending plan.
01:07It is a mirror of our priorities and a measure of our accountability to the people.
01:12And because this is the people's money, the process of crafting it must be transparent, inclusive, and worthy of public trust.
01:24That is why, beginning this year, the House will implement important reforms.
01:28First, we will remove the small committee that created institutional amendments.
01:36Bukas ang talakayan, lat ng amendments, alam ng mamamayan.
01:43Second, we will open the Bicamon Conference Committee on the budget to the public and to the media.
01:52Kung tela ng taong bayan ang pinag-uusapan, dapat taong bayan din ang nakakaalam.
01:58Third, we will invite civil society, people's organizations, and the private sector to join budget hearings.
02:09Ang pangbansang budget ay hindi pag-aaring ng mga politiko.
02:13Ito ay pera ng bawat Pilipino na magbabayad ng buis.
02:17We will strengthen oversight sa requiring timely reports from agencies and inending real-time tracking of major projects.
02:27Bawat tisong inasos dapat may katumbas na servisyong manararam naman.
02:33And fifth, we will prioritize investments that truly change lives.
02:38Agriculture for food security, infrastructure for connectivity,
02:43and jobs, education, or opportunity,
02:47health for all,
02:49and defense and disaster preparedness for national safety.
02:54These reforms are not meant to slow the process.
02:59They are meant to make it better, stronger, and more trusted.
03:05Kapag malinaw ang proseso, malinaw din ang tiwala.
03:09In the coming weeks, we will review every page of the Net Expenditure Program guided by one question.
03:18Makabuti ba ito sa ating mga kamabayan?
03:21If yes, we will support it.
03:24If not, we will work to make it better.
03:29A budget that people can trust is a comment that people can believe in.
03:34Before I close, again, I'd like to welcome with us today,
03:43the Department of Management Secretary, Amina Pagandaman.
03:47Our senior deputy speaker, David Suárez, along with the other deputy speakers,
03:56we have what will be for us.
03:58Our majority leader, President Alexander Marcos.
04:03My majority leader, Martilino Libana.
04:06Permitian appropriation, Chekosin Micaela Suanzeen.
04:10Permitian appropriation, Senior Vice-Chekosin Albert Garcia.
04:14CEO and Vice-Chekosin Albert, Adrian Versamilin.
04:19Honorable House members and officials,
04:22distinguished guests, friends, ladies and gentlemen.
04:26Thank you and ma-buway sa bayanang ng Filipinos.
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