Hinihiling na budget ng DND, kalahati lang ang naisama sa proposed budget

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00:00 Meanwhile, the budget briefing discussed the low budget for national defense amid the need to guard the territory of the country.

00:09 The Office of the Vice President's Security Escort of 2022 was also highlighted.

00:15 And that's what Sandra Aguinaldo is talking about.

00:21 After months of their need for the 229.94 billion pesos of the 2024 proposed budget of the Department of National Defense or DND,

00:31 they said they will continue to strengthen the defense of the country against China's aggressive moves in the West Philippine Sea.

00:39 A congressman asked, "Isn't the Philippines' killing in America too much?"

00:45 "Isn't Scarborough being killed? Are we being killed by America? No.

00:52 If the fight is fair, they are not threatening our territory, then I hope we won't have a problem."

00:59 According to Teodoro, the budget of the Defense Department, which is counted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines,

01:06 does not include a percent of GDP or Gross Domestic Product.

01:10 The budget of other countries in their defense is bigger than this.

01:15 They are asking for a budget of P535 billion pesos in 2024, but not even half of the proposed budget is included.

01:24 Why are we letting the US have a war footing in the West Philippine Sea?

01:32 Who is the one who is doing the water cannon, the US or China?

01:35 Who is in the war footing, us or them?

01:38 For me, it's far and I don't want to go to war.

01:42 Democracy is not there, especially in a determined and big country that has a desire to conquer the entire South China Sea.

01:52 Teodoro said, in order to develop the island, a port must be built and the coast should be well-planned.

02:01 The fund for the AFP modernization, which is said to have an effect on the protection of the country's territories, is also over.

02:09 The DND and AFP were also asked about the 433 security escort of Vice President Sara Duterte in 2022,

02:18 which was mentioned in the Commission on Audit Report.

02:20 It's bigger than the military personnel assigned to the office of the Vice President in 2021.

02:28 Teodoro explained that it's part of the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group or VPSPG,

02:35 which was activated in 2022. For 2023, only 345 soldiers will be assigned to this group.

02:44 In 2024, the budget is planned to be P75 million.

02:49 I will build the necessity of the VPSPG because the Vice President was adding to the PSG budget.

03:01 Their support is not consistent.

03:06 That's why it's better for me, Secretary Lorenzana, to build the VPSPG.

03:13 Several congressmen agreed to support the addition of the DND budget to buy new equipment and to protect the country's territories.

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03:48 (music)

Hinihiling na budget ng DND, kalahati lang ang naisama sa proposed budget | 24 Oras

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