Dagdag na subsistence allowance para sa mga sundalo, isinusulong ng Kamara na maisama sa 2025 national budget
Dagdag na subsistence allowance para sa mga sundalo, isinusulong ng Kamara na maisama sa 2025 national budget
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00:00The additional subsistence allowance for the soldiers is now being proposed to the House of Representatives in the 2025 National Budget.
00:09Mela Lesmora is live in the Centro ng Balita.
00:15Nayomi, as a recognition of the service and sweat and tears of our soldiers,
00:20the House of Representatives is pushing for a new gift.
00:24That's what House Speaker Martin Romualde announced in his speech just a while ago.
00:30Just past 11 o'clock this morning, the program here at the Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales,
00:38together with the officials of the Camera and Armed Forces of the Philippines,
00:42was led by House Speaker Martin Romualde.
00:45In his speech for the Talk to the Troops activity,
00:49the House leader gave a commendable service and sweat and tears of our soldiers
00:55in order to protect our country.
00:58The main focus of the program are the officials and the Philippine Navy,
01:02who are the ones who are guarding our territories in the West Philippine Sea.
01:07House Speaker Romualde said that they can see the efforts of our troops.
01:12That's why before his speech ends, there is an important announcement.
01:18And now, I will give you this brief announcement that I hope will make you happy.
01:24We, the House of Representatives, already have undertaken that in the forthcoming budget
01:30that we shall now include a Php15 billion package that will include
01:37We, the House of Representatives, already have undertaken that in the forthcoming budget
01:41that we shall now include a Php15 billion package that will increase,
01:48will more than double your Php150 subsistence allowance to Php350.
01:56I repeat, we are more than doubling your subsistence allowance.
02:01And that is in due recognition for the overdue increase
02:08that we think you have deserved for a long time.
02:14And so it's fit to do this immediately in the forthcoming budget.
02:21Now, this is the first time that Speaker Romualde has announced
02:24the additional subsistence allowance that they will give to the Armed Forces.
02:29In the coming days, the House Committee on Appropriations will hold a budget briefing
02:34to the Department of the National Defense.
02:36And we are waiting for the additional details about what Speaker Romualde has announced.
02:44Naomi?
02:45In the presence of the AFP, do they also have a message or request to the camera,
02:49especially this budget season?
02:55Earlier in the program, the Armed Forces were very thankful to the camera
03:02because of their continuous surveillance and assistance of our soldiers.
03:09And now, we are also waiting for a separate media for our AFP
03:16so that we can also ask them what else they want to ask our camera,
03:22especially now that it's the budget season in the Congress.
03:25And Naomi, in the earlier statements,
03:27we at the AFP are asking for additional funds
03:31so that they can use more and give more funds to their needs,
03:37especially their duties.
03:40Naomi?
03:41Thank you very much, Mela Alesmoras.