00:00Iniekat na sa plenaryo ng Senado ang panukalang pambansang budget sa susunod na taon na nagkakahalaga ng higit 6.79 trillion pesos.
00:11Ang panukalang pondo ng Department of Public Works and Highways, tuluyan ng tinapyasan.
00:16Si Daniel Manalastas sa Sentro ng Balita, live.
00:19Angelique, nangangalib na posibleng mabawasan ang budget ng ilang kagawaran para sa taong 2026.
00:30Pero kasunod niyan, pagtitiyak naman ang Chairman ng Senate Committee on Finance na si Sen. Sherwin Gachalian,
00:36ay tututukan nila yung mga prioridad na programa ng administrasyon.
00:40The General Appropriations Act of 2026 stands as both the instrument of our national development
00:50and a pledge towards the restoration of government's credibility in the eyes of its people.
00:57Inisponsoran na sa plenaryo ng Senado ang 6.793 trillion pesos proposed 2026 national budget.
01:05Tumayo si Senate Committee on Finance Chairperson Sherwin Gachalian para himayin ang nilalaman nito.
01:12Pero isa sa pinakamalaking tanong ngayon,
01:14kumusta ang budget para sa Department of Public Works and Highways
01:18na nahaharap ngayon sa kontrobersiya at mga aligasyon ng korupsyon?
01:23The proposed budget for the Department of Public Works and Highways will be set at 568.56 billion pesos.
01:31We reduced the budget of the Department by 55.91 billion.
01:37During the hearings, we discovered several red flags,
01:40such as roads with no station IDs, duplicate projects, projects in multiple phases.
01:46As an additional safeguard against corruption,
01:48all DPWH projects have station ID numbers, bridge IDs, and school IDs included in the committee report.
01:55But hindi ng Senador ang hinaing ng taong bayan dahil sa korupsyon sa flood control projects.
02:02Pero tila hindi magtatapos na lang sa inis.
02:05And as the recent protests have shown us, public outcry is loud and clear.
02:11People have lost faith in government.
02:14We are determined to restore what has been lost.
02:18Leadership, accountability, and transparency.
02:20Tiniyak naman ang Senador na sa versyon ng Senado sa budget,
02:25nakaangkla ito sa Philippine Development Plan ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
02:30Kasabay ang pagtitiyak sa maayos na pondo para sa edukasyon, kalusugan, trabaho, ayuda, at marami pang iba.
02:38To sustain growth and create jobs, let us invest in production and innovation.
02:43One of our most urgent priorities is addressing the nation's long-standing classroom backlog.
02:50The Senate increased the operating funds of DOH hospitals by 9.3 billion pesos.
02:57Marami sa ating mahihirap ang umaasa pa rin sa mga social services ng pamalaan.
03:03This is why the Department of Social Welfare and Development was allocated 230 billion pesos.
03:09At sa harap ng problema sa West Philippine Sea dahil sa panggigipit na mga barko ng China,
03:14sa mga barko ng Pilipinas, mukhang masusulusunan niyan dahil tiniyak ang pondo para sa Philippine Coast Guard,
03:22pati na sa modernization program.
03:24This allocation is the highest defense spending of the country relative to its economic size
03:29and will surely strengthen our capabilities, address our defense-related needs.
03:36Together with this is the modernization of the AFP.
03:40Inaasahan sa mga susunod na araw, pagde-debatihan ng mga senador ang panukalang budget.
03:48Angelique, ngayong hapon naman ang simula ng debate sa plenaryo ng panukalang 2026 national budget.
03:56At tatalakayin, Angelique, yung general principles at inaasahang dadalo yung mga economic managers ng pamahalaan.
04:04Angelique.
04:04Alright, maraming salamat, Daniel Manalastas.
