2024 National Expenditure Program, nakatakdang isumite ng DBM sa Kamara ngayong araw;
Malacañang: 2024 NEP, nagkakahalaga ng higit P5.7T
Malacañang: 2024 NEP, nagkakahalaga ng higit P5.7T
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00:00 A few important bills were passed by the Camera yesterday.
00:03 Today, the Department of Budget and Management will submit the 2024 National Budget to the Camera.
00:10 Mel Alasmoras is back.
00:12 The Department of Budget and Management submitted the 2024 National Expenditure Program to the Camera today
00:23 which will be the basis of the National Fund for the next year.
00:29 DBM Secretary Amina Pangandaman and House Speaker Martin Romualdez will be the first to turn over the ceremony.
00:37 According to Malacanang, the 2024 NEP is worth more than P5.7 trillion,
00:43 which is 9.5% higher than the National Fund for this year
00:48 and equivalent to 21.7% of the gross domestic product of the country.
00:54 Under this, the government's target is to continue strengthening the purchasing power of Filipinos.
01:00 The pandemic's effect is different and the continued economy's downturn is certain.
01:06 DBM is also hoping to hand out some of the important bills of the 2024 NEP to the Camera.
01:13 Before this, in the plenary session yesterday,
01:16 some bills were passed by the Mamba Batas in the second reading.
01:21 This includes House Bill No. 8200, which is in favor of the imposition of a tight penalty
01:28 against smuggling of foreign currency or other monetary instruments in the country,
01:34 and House Bill No. 8392, which is in favor of the standardization of retirement benefits to officials in the judiciary.
01:42 Aside from this, the Committee hearings in the Camera were also followed.
01:47 In the hearing of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs along with the Committee on Health,
01:51 the legal discussion was discussed on the use of medical cannabis in the country.
01:56 Camarines Sur Representative Elrie Villafuerte admitted that he used it himself.
02:02 You know, I've used it, I've tried it based on research abroad.
02:07 It works. I have a lot of migraine symptoms. It cures us.
02:13 So for me, let's have an open mind. This is not the Philippines, if ever we legalize it,
02:20 we will not be the first Asian country doing this. In fact, we're already late.
02:24 Mela Las Moras for the Morning Show of the Philippine people, Rise and Shine, Philippines.
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