Mga senador, pinuna ang mababang pondo na inilaan sa DOE para sa 2024
Mga senador, pinuna ang mababang pondo na inilaan sa DOE para sa 2024; Sen. Tulfo, sinita ang DBM sa pagtapyas ng pondo ng DOE para sa electrification program
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00:00 Some senators denied the Department of Budget and Management's refusal to pay the funds of the Department of Energy for the electrification program.
00:09 According to some lawmakers, the agencies should be the ones to pay the funds.
00:16 Daniel Monarasta is in the center of the live news.
00:19 Yes, Audrey, the Department of Energy's budget for the next year has already joined the Senate's budget hearing.
00:28 Some senators said that they will not pay the funds for the government.
00:33 According to the hearing, the DOE's budget for the electrification program has already been paid.
00:39 According to DOE Secretary Rafael Lotilia, the government may be affected by the project.
00:45 That essentially is for barangay and sitio electrification.
00:55 I know that you have pointed out to the importance of the President's announcement in the last SONA
01:05 that we would like to achieve 100% household electrification in the Philippines by 2028.
01:13 So the requirements actually if we are to rely fully on the NEA-administered program would be roughly 14 billion pesos a year.
01:28 Senator Rafi Tulfo also denied the Department of Budget and Management's refusal to pay the funds of the Department of Energy.
01:43 In that very important program, you slashed 4 billion pesos.
01:48 While in other agencies that have increased corruption, you are pouring it to the agencies of corruption.
01:54 That's where you slashed a lot.
01:56 Not to the agencies where the budget we will give them is important, which can help the people.
02:04 Sir, it's within the prioritization of the overall budget of all national government agencies.
02:12 And we also give them the chance to make hirits or confirmation if ever.
02:21 So they haven't made hirits yet?
02:25 Meanwhile, the Senate's list of budget and Department of Energy is still ongoing.
02:31 And the Senators are still hoping to implement the government's electrification program
02:37 so that the whole Philippines will have electricity, especially the remote areas that have not been reached yet.
02:46 Audrey?
02:46 Thank you very much, Daniel Manalastas.