House Speaker Romualdez believes solons to meet their timeline on proposed 2024 budget
House Speaker Romualdez believes solons to meet their timeline on proposed 2024 budget
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00:00 An ever-confident House Speaker vowed the budget hearings are on track to finish on time,
00:05 while the Appropriations Panel promised transparency in the plenary discussions,
00:09 even as panel members sought to deep-dive into the issue of intelligence and confidential funds
00:15 sought by a number of government offices.
00:18 The full story from our Melales Moras.
00:21 House Speaker Martin Numualdis is certain the lower house is on track on its target
00:28 to expeditiously approve the proposed 2024 national budget before Congress goes on recess later this month.
00:35 This Tuesday, the House of Representatives will start its plenary debates
00:39 on what they consider as the most important piece of legislation.
00:43 According to the House leader, they will work hard to meet their timeline,
00:47 and through the national budget, they hope to sustain the country's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
00:52 and to create more income and opportunities for each and every Filipino.
00:58 For his part, House Committee on Appropriations Chair Elizaldico,
01:01 who will preside on the plenary debates, assured to observe transparency throughout the proceedings.
01:07 He said the public has the right to know how the budget is allocated,
01:11 so it is a duty to fulfill for the benefit of everyone.
01:15 One of the main issues being discussed in the budget hearing is the allotment of confidential funds
01:20 for some agencies, but Appropriations Senior Vice Chair Stella Quimbos said,
01:26 "There are still many things that can happen.
01:28 Our plenary debates are for seven days.
01:31 There are still many things that can happen.
01:33 So let's wait."
01:35 Before the plenary debates, the Appropriations Panel also conducted a pre-plenary hearing
01:40 with officials from state universities and colleges in the country.
01:45 At the same time, the Sining sa Kongreso was also launched at the House of Representatives
01:50 in celebration of the Philippine Creative Industries Month.
01:54 Melalee Moras for the Nation.