00:00Bukas ang Department of Budget and Management sa mungkahin ng isang kongresistang ilipat na lamang sa pagpapatayo ng mga classroom,
00:07ang bahagi ng pondo para sa mga flood control projects sa ilalim ng panukalang 2026 National Budget.
00:14Ito'y kasunod ng pag-iit ni House Committee and Appropriations Vice Chair Leandro Legarda Leviste sa budget deliberations ng Kamara
00:22na kailangang mapabuti ang estado ng edukasyon sa bansa.
00:26Sa ngayon, nasa mahigit 250 billion pesos ang alokasyon sa flood control projects para sa susunod na taon,
00:35habang nasa 13 billion pesos naman ang nakalaad para sa classroom construction.
00:41From a fiscal perspective, the economic team has any objection if the House allocates much of this 250 billion pesos plus flood control projects.
00:52Let's say, for the sake of argument, 200 billion pesos of it to, let's say, half education spending and half lower taxes.
01:03If there is any objection from the economic team of reallocating much of the flood control budget towards education spending.
01:10The 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.
01:22But we welcome such because, again, the theme of our budget for next year will be really to increase our investment and spending and education.
