00:00Bukas ang Department of Budget and Management sa mungkahi ng isang kongresista na ilipat na lang sa pondo para sa pagpapatayo ng mga classrooms sa bansa ang bahagi ng alokasyon para sa flood control projects sa ilalim ng proposed 2026 national budget.
00:16Sa budget deliberations ng Kamara, isinulong ni House Committee on Appropriations Vice Chair Leandro Legarda Leviste ang proposal na ito para mapagbuti pa ang estado ng edukasyon sa bansa.
00:30Sa ngayon, nasa higit 250 billion pesos kasi ang alokasyon para sa flood control projects para sa susunod na taon, habang nasa 13 billion pesos naman ang nakalaan para sa classroom construction.
00:43Ayon kay DBM Secretary Amena Pangandaman, welcome sa kanila ang mungkahi ito, lalo na kung mapapangasiwa ang mabuti ng Department of Education ang ibibigay na dagdag pondo.
00:56From a fiscal perspective, the economic team has any objection if the House allocates much of this 250 billion pesos plus flood control projects,
01:06let's say, for the sake of argument, 200 billion pesos of it, to, let's say, half education spending and half lower taxes.
01:17If there is any objection from the economic team of reallocating much of the flood control budget towards education spending.
01:25The executive proposes the budget and then we leave it to the Congress whether you think it's wise to cut the flood control project and leave it to education.
01:37But we welcome such because, again, the theme of our budget for next year will be really to increase our investment and spending and education.
