2025 National Expenditure Program, naisumite na ng DBM sa Kongreso

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00:00Bayan, the official copy of the National Expenditure Program for the next year is now in the chamber.

00:09The government's budget is estimated to be P6.352 trillion to fund the programs in the National Expenditure Program.

00:21This is just the beginning of the budget season in Congress.

00:24Let's find out which sectors will be given priority under the leadership of Mela Lazmora.

00:32House Speaker Martin Romualdez assured that they will focus on improving the quality of education,

00:40increasing jobs, and improving the welfare of the country under the National Expenditure Program for the next year.

00:50This Monday, the Department of Budget and Management officially submitted to Congress the 2025 National Expenditure Program

00:58as of the beginning of the budget season.

01:01The NEP is important because it is the basis of the amendments to the 2025 General Appropriations Bill

01:08which will become the General Appropriations Act once President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. passes the law.

01:15According to DBM Secretary Amina Pangandaman,

01:18following the President's directive in the NEP,

01:22the government has already paid attention to the needs of Filipinos.

01:28As stated by PBBM himself in his Third State of the Nation Address,

01:32this budget was crafted with utmost care, diligence, and meticulous attention.

01:40As your Speaker, I promise that we will continue to work hard

01:45to ensure that every cent of this budget will go towards real projects that will benefit every Filipino.

01:54I am confident that with the collaborative efforts of the Executive and Legislative Departments,

02:00we will achieve a budget that not only meets the immediate needs of our people,

02:05but also sets the stage for a more prosperous and equitable Philippines.

02:11Just like in the past 100 years, education is still the priority sector under the 2025 NEP,

02:17along with the funds for the DepEd State Universities and Colleges, CHED and TESDA,

02:22which is followed by Public Works, Health, Interior and Local Government, and Defense.

02:28Social Welfare, Agriculture, Transportation, Judiciary, and Justice sectors are also included in the priority sectors.

02:35Following the severe calamity in Metro Manila a few years ago,

02:40the DBM was asked by the media if the government was able to raise enough funds

02:45for disaster response and assistance for our fellow Filipinos for the next year.

02:51The agency responded,

02:52The total amount of assistance in the National Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 in the National Expenditure Program

03:01is P253.4 billion pesos.

03:07We also have a budget for next year in NDRRMF, P31 billion pesos.

03:14As for the controversial confidential and intelligence funds,

03:18the DBM decided to lower the allocation for this under the proposed 2025 National Budget

03:25to the agencies that need it most.

03:30In the next few days, the Committee Hearings of the Camera on the National Fund is expected to be held.

03:37Mela Las Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.