00:00The so-called 2025 national budget in the Senate has been approved.
00:04Meanwhile, a senator explained why the budget of the Office of the Vice President has not been returned.
00:11This was repeated by Daniel Manalastan.
00:15The so-called 2025 national budget in the Senate has been approved after it was approved by the Mayor of the Senate.
00:21But the hot topic in the budget of the Office of the Vice President was explained by the Senate Committee on Finance Chairperson Senator Grace Poe
00:28as to why the budget of the Office of the Vice President has not been returned.
00:31The OVP budget was first approved in the version of the Camera from the original amount of more than Php 2 billion.
00:37It was reduced by Php 733 million.
00:40And the version of the Senate remained unchanged.
00:43There was an opportunity in the hearing of the Committee on Finance Chairperson Senator Grace Poe
00:48to give justification if they want to increase the budget.
00:54There is no formal request from the OVP to increase the budget.
00:59We are governed by rules, procedures, and traditions.
01:02So, that is what I respect as a decision of the majority.
01:07According to Poe, they assured that the OVP will still be able to do their mandate and some projects.
01:14Ah, defense. I don't know why, maybe.
01:17I haven't finished my third house yet.
01:21It is not only tied to the budget.
01:24The effectiveness of your actions depends on the assistance of other agencies of the government.
01:31It is not only the budget of the OVP.
01:34According to some senators, they need to be clear when it comes to the Bicameral Conference Committee.
01:40Who is not affected by inflation?
01:43All of us.
01:45So we have to be a little bit more particular about how this will be distributed.
01:50Who are the recipients of ACAP?
01:53What are the criteria for it?
01:56So, we are not saying, don't do it.
01:59Poe was asked how the fund for the AFP modernization program was returned.
02:04ACAP, some of them came from there, from modernization.
02:08We know that the female, they were asking for about 70 plus billion.
02:16They are at 60 plus billion now.
02:19But it was given already.
02:22But this is what was given by other female funds.
02:27Tomorrow, the Bicam for the 2025 budget is expected to be started by legislators.
02:32Daniel Manalastas for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
