Lower House swiftly terminates plenary deliberations on proposed 2025 budget of PCO, attached agencies

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00:00The Presidential Communications Office and its attached agencies took its turn to go under the microscope

00:06in today's House plenary deliberations on its proposed 2.281 billion peso allocation for next year.

00:14Then again, it was a cakewalk for the PCO as its proposed budget received little to no opposition or resistance.

00:21This report.

00:22The interpolations on the proposed budget of the Presidential Communications Office,

00:30including attached agencies or corporations, is terminated.

00:34The House of Representatives swiftly terminated the plenary deliberations for the proposed budget of the Presidential Communications Office

00:43and its attached agencies for 2025.

00:46Under the General Appropriations Bill, the new allocation for PCO amounts to 2.281 billion pesos.

00:53Various officials and personnel from the government's communication arm personally attended the deliberations

00:59headed by PCO Acting Secretary Cesar Chavez.

01:02PTV Network General Manager Toby Nebrida was also present.

01:06In his sponsorship speech, House Committee on Appropriations Vice Chair Jill Bongalon

01:10emphasized the importance of the role of the PCO and the need to allocate sufficient funding for the agency.

01:17The Presidential Communications Office is the lead communications arm of the government

01:22and the primary source of the administration's messages for an informed and empowered citizenry.

01:28The agency is responsible for crafting, formulating, developing, enhancing,

01:36and coordinating the messaging system of the executive branch and the office of the president.

01:42This received overwhelming support from the congressmen to the point that no one even asked questions or raised opposition.

01:49I fully agree with you on your sponsorship speech.

01:55As a matter of fact, I do believe that the office of the Presidential Communications Office deserves more budget.

02:04So with the importance of this office, there is no member of the minority who wishes to interpellate.

02:12So with that, I move to terminate the period of interpellation and debate

02:19for the office of the Presidential Communications Office and its attached agencies.

02:23Thank you, especially to the members of the minority.

02:27The PCO family expressed pleasure on the outcome.

02:30In a statement, Secretary Chavez thanked the House of Representatives for their expeditious approval of their budget proposal.

02:37He emphasized appreciation for the House's full support,

02:41and he assured to spend every peso of their budget efficiently according to plans and programs and fully compliant with laws.

02:48Apart from the PCO, other agencies' budget proposals also went through the scrutiny of the lawmakers.

02:54Melales Moras, from the National TV Network, for a new and better Philippines.

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