Dagdag na subsistence allowance para sa mga sundalo, isinusulong ng Kamara na maisama sa 2025 national budget

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00:00The additional subsistence allowance for the soldiers is now being proposed to the House of Representatives in the 2025 National Budget.

00:09Mela Lesmora is live in the Centro ng Balita.

00:15Nayomi, as a recognition of the service and sweat and tears of our soldiers,

00:20the House of Representatives is pushing for a new gift.

00:24That's what House Speaker Martin Romualde announced in his speech just a while ago.

00:30Just past 11 o'clock this morning, the program here at the Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales,

00:38together with the officials of the Camera and Armed Forces of the Philippines,

00:42was led by House Speaker Martin Romualde.

00:45In his speech for the Talk to the Troops activity,

00:49the House leader gave a commendable service and sweat and tears of our soldiers

00:55in order to protect our country.

00:58The main focus of the program are the officials and the Philippine Navy,

01:02who are the ones who are guarding our territories in the West Philippine Sea.

01:07House Speaker Romualde said that they can see the efforts of our troops.

01:12That's why before his speech ends, there is an important announcement.

01:18And now, I will give you this brief announcement that I hope will make you happy.

01:24We, the House of Representatives, already have undertaken that in the forthcoming budget

01:30that we shall now include a Php15 billion package that will include

01:37We, the House of Representatives, already have undertaken that in the forthcoming budget

01:41that we shall now include a Php15 billion package that will increase,

01:48will more than double your Php150 subsistence allowance to Php350.

01:56I repeat, we are more than doubling your subsistence allowance.

02:01And that is in due recognition for the overdue increase

02:08that we think you have deserved for a long time.

02:14And so it's fit to do this immediately in the forthcoming budget.

02:21Now, this is the first time that Speaker Romualde has announced

02:24the additional subsistence allowance that they will give to the Armed Forces.

02:29In the coming days, the House Committee on Appropriations will hold a budget briefing

02:34to the Department of the National Defense.

02:36And we are waiting for the additional details about what Speaker Romualde has announced.

02:44Naomi?

02:45In the presence of the AFP, do they also have a message or request to the camera,

02:49especially this budget season?

02:55Earlier in the program, the Armed Forces were very thankful to the camera

03:02because of their continuous surveillance and assistance of our soldiers.

03:09And now, we are also waiting for a separate media for our AFP

03:16so that we can also ask them what else they want to ask our camera,

03:22especially now that it's the budget season in the Congress.

03:25And Naomi, in the earlier statements,

03:27we at the AFP are asking for additional funds

03:31so that they can use more and give more funds to their needs,

03:37especially their duties.

03:40Naomi?

03:41Thank you very much, Mela Alesmoras.

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