“So if we are asking where the government’s response fell short, it is rooted in the declining budget allocation of the department,“ a group of scientists said.
A group of scientists expressed concern over the proposed lowered 2023 budget for the state weather bureau.allocated P1.142 billion for Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration in next year’s proposed budget, which is lower than this year’s P1.385 billion budget.Disaster Risk Reduction Management“With the increasing threats of climate change, President Marcos Jr said that this is included in his top priorities.
“We have had no capital outlay for two years. How can we build new stations? How can we buy new equipment that is needed if we don’t have it?” said, PAGASA’s Financial, Planning and Management Division chief administrative officer. He said that the weather bureau’s proposed budget for maintenance and other operating expenses has also been slashed.Department of Science and TechnologyFor 2023, DOST requested for P22.17 billion budget, but it was reduced to P24.06 billion, AGHAM said.
“So if we are asking where the government’s response fell short, it is rooted in the declining budget allocation of the department,” the group said. The group urged the government “to rechannel its billions of pesos of intelligence budget to PAGASA and other DRRM concerned agencies.”
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