Ilang senador, inaalam kung may makukuhang contingency fund ang PCG matapos masira ang kanilang dalawang barko
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00:00In the hearing of the Senate on the 2025 National Budget, we will talk to the Contingency Fund.
00:08Luisa Elispe is in the center of the news. Yes, Luisa.
00:12Angelique, in the hearing of the Department of Budget and Management in the Senate, not in the 2025 Contingency Fund,
00:20one of the first things the Senators asked was if the government could get a condo from the Contingency Fund.
00:27The Philippine Coast Guard, after having two ships, was ordered not to go to China.
00:34Senator Francis Tolentino said that the BRP Cape Engano and BRP Bagacay were ordered not to go to China.
00:42The question is, where will the funds come from to fix the holes in these ships?
00:49The DBM Secretary Amena Pangandaman said that if the PCG does not have a condo, they can ask for a condo from the Contingency Fund of the government.
01:00Angelique, this incident was confirmed by the National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea, Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya.
01:09He said that this happened 23.01 nautical miles from the southeast of Escoda Shoal.
01:15Malaya also said that the holes in the ships are considered minor structural damage.
01:20Meanwhile, Angelique, aside from this, the Senators also insisted on the proposed budget of the DBM for the next year.
01:30This is to lower the allocation of funds to local government units.
01:35Senator Ayne Marcos insisted on this. Why is the fund of the LGUs going down by 16 percent?
01:42The Executive Order No. 138 of 2021 was signed to implement the Mandanas ruling of the Supreme Court.
01:50It states that 40 percent of the tax collections should go to the LGUs.
01:56But the DBM said that the revenue of some LGUs in the past year is low.
02:03Another thing that is being blamed are the laws that cannot be funded for the next year.
02:07It's being revealed that in 2023, there are 205 laws that cannot be funded.
02:13And in 2024, there are 201 laws that lack funds.
02:18Senator Tolentino asked why the number of laws that lack funds is lower than last year.
02:24But the deficiency for 2024 is still higher, which is P2.1 trillion, compared to P554.5 billion.
02:34The answer of the DBM is that maybe they didn't include the lack of funds for the revised AFP modernization program, which is P2.1 trillion.
02:45Angelique, the budget hearing in the Senate is still ongoing and the PSDBM is still present.
02:51Senator Aimee Marcos also asked the Electronic Government Procurement Services and the 2023 funds that the PSDBM will not return to the Treasury, which is worth P987 million.
03:06Marcos and Senator Griesco also asked for the report to stop here.
03:12That is all for now. Let's go back to you Angelique.
03:14All right. Thank you very much Luisa Erizpe.