CONGRESS IS ON TRACK to ratify next year’s proposed P5.268-trillion national budget before the Christmas break, according to officials. READ
Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri said he does not expect prolonged plenary debates on the budget at the Senate, since “there is really very small elbow room” to make adjustments.
“I think it will be easy to prioritize and agree on the urgent matters that will immediately need funding next year. As such, I am hopeful that consensus will be arrived at on the proposed amendments to swiftly approve the budget as scheduled,” he said in a Viber message toCongress resumes session today, with the Senate starting plenary debates on the proposed budget. The Senate expects to approve the proposed 2023 General Appropriations Act on third reading before the end of November.
The education sector, as mandated by the Constitution, has a proposed budget of P852.8 billion, up 8.2% year on year. The agriculture sector’s proposed budget is at P184.1 billion, while infrastructure spending is set at P1.196 trillion. “We will review and adjust, if necessary, the budget of our line departments to be able to respond to the immediate needs of the affected communities… and rehabilitation… We should strengthen the capacity of the NDRRMC and related agencies and local governments in disaster preparedness and response,” he added.Meanwhile, the House of Representatives said it hopes to approve as many as 18 of the Marcos administration’s 30 priority bills before session adjourns for the holidays.
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House to ratify budget, okay 16 Palace pet billsThe House of Representatives is set to ratify the proposed P5.268-trillion 2023 national budget and approve, on third reading, at least 16 to 18 priority measures of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) before Congress goes READ:
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