Dagdag na subsistence allowance para sa mga sundalo, isinusulong ng Kamara na maisama sa 2025 national budget
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00:00The additional subsistence allowance for the soldiers is now being proposed to the House of Representatives in the 2025 National Budget.
00:09Mela Lesmora is live in the Centro ng Balita.
00:15Nayomi, as a recognition of the service and sweat and tears of our soldiers,
00:20the House of Representatives is pushing for a new gift.
00:24That's what House Speaker Martin Romualde announced in his speech just a while ago.
00:30Just past 11 o'clock this morning, the program here at the Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales,
00:38together with the officials of the Camera and Armed Forces of the Philippines,
00:42was led by House Speaker Martin Romualde.
00:45In his speech for the Talk to the Troops activity,
00:49the House leader gave a commendable service and sweat and tears of our soldiers
00:55in order to protect our country.
00:58The main focus of the program are the officials and the Philippine Navy,
01:02who are the ones who are guarding our territories in the West Philippine Sea.
01:07House Speaker Romualde said that they can see the efforts of our troops.
01:12That's why before his speech ends, there is an important announcement.
01:18And now, I will give you this brief announcement that I hope will make you happy.
01:24We, the House of Representatives, already have undertaken that in the forthcoming budget
01:30that we shall now include a Php15 billion package that will include
01:37We, the House of Representatives, already have undertaken that in the forthcoming budget
01:41that we shall now include a Php15 billion package that will increase,
01:48will more than double your Php150 subsistence allowance to Php350.
01:56I repeat, we are more than doubling your subsistence allowance.
02:01And that is in due recognition for the overdue increase
02:08that we think you have deserved for a long time.
02:14And so it's fit to do this immediately in the forthcoming budget.
02:21Now, this is the first time that Speaker Romualde has announced
02:24the additional subsistence allowance that they will give to the Armed Forces.
02:29In the coming days, the House Committee on Appropriations will hold a budget briefing
02:34to the Department of the National Defense.
02:36And we are waiting for the additional details about what Speaker Romualde has announced.
02:44Naomi?
02:45In the presence of the AFP, do they also have a message or request to the camera,
02:49especially this budget season?
02:55Earlier in the program, the Armed Forces were very thankful to the camera
03:02because of their continuous surveillance and assistance of our soldiers.
03:09And now, we are also waiting for a separate media for our AFP
03:16so that we can also ask them what else they want to ask our camera,
03:22especially now that it's the budget season in the Congress.
03:25And Naomi, in the earlier statements,
03:27we at the AFP are asking for additional funds
03:31so that they can use more and give more funds to their needs,
03:37especially their duties.
03:40Naomi?
03:41Thank you very much, Mela Alesmoras.