00:00Local government units are rolling up their sleeves to fight poverty head-on.
00:05With a firm grasp of grassroots issues, LGUs are working hand-in-hand with national agencies to turn plans into action.
00:13Christian Bascones reports.
00:17Amid poverty and other social issues, local government units continue to take action to find innovative and effective ways to address these challenges.
00:25According to the National Anti-Poverty Commission, LGUs have a deeper understanding of the real situation and needs of their constituents.
00:55At ito ay inuugnay natin doon sa mga existing programs, projects and services din ng mga LGUs.
01:02At ito yung sinasabi namin, pag nagsama-sama itong mga programa na ito, doon sa focus areas, focus sectors, mas mapapabilis natin ang ating pag-unlad at pagbaka sa kahirapa.
01:12Because of this, LGUs have the opportunity to align their local development plans with the broader strategies of the national government,
01:21resulting in a more effective utilization of financial and human resources for solutions that are based on the actual needs of the marginalized sectors.
01:29We are remembered the lowest form of government and we are the one actually knows who are these particular people.
01:38In the barangay level, we have actually the budgeting when it comes to this particular program.
01:46So we started from there and then we have to be in collaboration with the CSOs, NGOs and likewise with the LGUs of the corresponding, sabihin natin, municipalities and cities.
02:00The administration of President Ferdinand Armageddon Jr. plans to further lower the country's poverty rate by the year 2028.
02:09Did NAPSE also emphasize this is essential to ensure government's policies and programs being implemented are based on practical realities and the actual conditions of people in the communities?
02:19Sa isang taon at kalahating pamumuno ng ating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos ay bumaba yung poverty incidence from 18.1% noong 2021 to 15.5% noong 2023 and this is lower than the pre-pandemic poverty incidence of 16.7%.
02:38So we are on track paggadating doon sa usapin nito.
02:41At itong mga programang ginawa ng gobyerno, this is actually our public investment doon sa iba't-ibang servisyong pangkalusugan, pang edukasyon, pangkabuhayan, food accessibility, food security, at maraming public infrastructure and public utilities program.
03:02Christian Bascones from the National TV Network for your new and better Philippines.
