00:00The presidential communications office and attached agencies' budget for the next year has been approved in the plenary of the Camera.
00:09The details are in the report of Mela Lesmoras. Mela?
00:14At this point, the plenary debates here in the Camera are still ongoing,
00:18including the national budget for the next year.
00:23Just this morning, more than P2 billion budget proposal of the presidential communications office and its attached agencies was approved in the plenary.
00:33The officials of the PCO personally visited the head of the agency, Secretary Cecil Chavez.
00:39But just a few minutes later, the PCO budget proposal was approved, which was fully supported by the agency.
00:47First, Secretary Chavez stated that their budget is important for the improvement of the communication programs of the government.
00:55The plenary debates are still ongoing and the DICT's budget is currently on hold.
