00:00Meanwhile, the palace vindicated the office of the President's $10.8 billion budget request for intel and confidential funds,
00:08citing his role as the nation's chief shaper of foreign policy and commander-in-chief of the military and police.
00:15Likewise, the anti-hunger and poverty programs of the OP, among others, are assured of continued funding as we hear more from our Clazel Pardiglia.
00:25Malacanang defended its request for confidential and intelligence funds for next year.
00:34These funds are allocated for sensitive operations related to national security and gathering of intelligence information.
00:42The President is the commander-in-chief and the chief architect of national security and foreign policy.
00:50At kinakailangan po ng pondo ng Pangulo.
00:52Under the 2026 National Expenditure Program, the proposed confidential and intelligence fund is $10.8 billion,
01:01with nearly half, $4.5 billion, allotted to the office of the President.
01:08Ang confidential funds o ang pera ay hindi naman masama kung ginagamit sa tama.
01:13Ang confidential funds or pondo ay nagiging masama kung ginagamit ng isang korak.
01:20The palace assured that programs designed to ease the burden of Filipinos will continue.
01:27This include the sale of rice at P20 pesos per kilo, the walang gutom food stamp program, and discounts on public transport fares.
01:36According to OCTO Research Survey, the number of Filipinos who consider themselves poor rose from 42% in April to 45% last July.
01:47Hindi naman po talaga maisas ang tabi ang realidad na hindi naman lahat ng Pilipino ngayon ay saganang-sagana.
01:55Kaya nga po hindi po ito titigilan hanggat sa mas maramdaman po ng mas marami pang Pilipino ang kanilang pag-angat sa buhay.
02:03The government is reviewing the request of transport groups for a jeepney fare increase amid the continued rise in oil prices.
02:12A meeting will be held with operators, drivers, and consumer groups to discuss the proposal.
02:18Hindi lamang po ang DOTR ang siyang mag-de-decide dito, kundi po ang buong economic team para po malaman natin kung kakayanan din po ng ating taong bayan ang dagdag pamasahe.
02:28Malacanang also directed the Department of Education and the Department of the Interior and Local Government
02:35to conduct a thorough investigation into recent incidents of school violence.
02:40Among this are the shooting incident of a school principal, the killing of a teacher by a student,
02:46and a man who barged inside a classroom and shot a student.
02:50The Department of Social Welfare and Development was also asked to provide support.
02:54Tutulong po na makita at mamonitor kung ang child protection policy ng DepEd.
03:01Hindi po ito tutulugan at a-actionan po ng mga concerned agencies. Agad-agad din po.
