Ilang probisyon ng 2025 nat'l budget, susuriin at ive-veto ni PBBM

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Halos dalawang linggo na lang 2025 na, pero ang pagpirma sa national budget para sa susunod na taon, ipagpapaliban muna ni Pres. Bongbong Marcos. Ayon sa palasyo, may mga kailangan pang suriin sa panukala at may kailangan pang i-veto na probisyon.

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00:00It's been almost two weeks since 2025, but the signing of the national budget for the next year

00:07will be approved by President Bongbong Marcos first.

00:10According to the Palace, there are things that need to be reviewed in the Senate and there are provisions that need to be vetoed.

00:17Mav Gonzales has the floor.

00:22President Bongbong Marcos' signed the 2025 General Appropriations Act on Friday,

00:29but Malacanang announced that it will be left aside for now.

00:32According to Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin,

00:35it is intended to be reviewed first in the middle of some sectors' discussions

00:40on the version of the budget that was approved by the Bicameral Conference Committee.

00:44According to Bersamin, the President himself is the one in charge of reviewing the budget,

00:48along with Bersamin, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto, Budget Secretary Amina Pangandaman,

00:54Public Works Secretary Manny Bonoan, and NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan.

00:58They assure that the 2025 national budget is in accordance with the priorities of the administration.

01:04According to Bersamin, they have not yet announced when the budget signing will be,

01:09but he confirmed that he will veto some items and provisions of the President

01:13so that it is in the interest of the public and to follow the fiscal program of the government and the law.

01:19Among the first to pass the budget,

01:22the biggest allocation will be given to the Department of Public Works and Highways

01:26instead of the Education Sector to fight for the law.

01:30The same will be the case with the increase in the budget of the Department of Education,

01:34the removal of the subsidy to PhilHealth,

01:36the return of the controversial aid to the Kapos Angkita Program or ACAP,

01:40and the collapse of the funds in the Congress.

01:42The leaders of the House and Senate have no objection to the President's decision

01:46because this is part of the process.

01:49The President has the power to veto or reject the proposed laws that were passed by the Congress

01:55but the country's budget is a special case.

01:58According to the law expert, Professor Dan Gatmaytan.

02:01The President may veto any law.

02:04So the effect of that is if he or she sends it back to Congress.

02:10But up to the removal of particular items, he has the power.

02:15He can't do anything in terms of adding, in terms of moving items in the budget.

02:23For example, if the President vetoes the fund for the ACAP Program,

02:27which is not in the original request of Malacanang,

02:30the P26 billion that is here cannot be spent even in other programs.

02:35The money will remain in the National Treasury.

02:38If the PhilHealth budget is vetoed, the subsidy will be zeroed,

02:42the original allocation of P74 billion will not be returned.

02:46Congress has to respond.

02:47I don't know, next time or next year,

02:50if they are more careful or if special appropriations are needed,

02:56eventually, if it looks like money is needed for certain things,

03:00there will be emergencies.

03:03But Senate Minority Leader Coco Pimentel said,

03:06the President's veto can still be overrided or the Congress' visa will be revoked.

03:11However, this has not happened in history.

03:14Congress can still insist that it needs to be a law.

03:21It can insist by a two-thirds vote of Congress.

03:26Voting separately, what do you call that?

03:29Override the veto.

03:31Nothing.

03:32Because a super majority, a special majority is needed.

03:37More than just a simple majority.

03:39Of course, the President's allies are in the House and Senate,

03:45so it should not happen.

03:47The President can also ask the Bicameral Conference Committee

03:51to reconvene to fix the issues in the budget,

03:54as it has not yet been signed.

03:56What he needs to do is prevail upon Congress

04:00to withdraw their bill to the President

04:06so that they can fix it.

04:09That's what I think is the most viable solution here

04:15without making the President veto the entire budget.

04:20The Senate President said,

04:22the fund can be augmented or increased after the budget is passed.

04:26It's in the special provisions.

04:28The Speaker, the Senate President, the President, the Chief Justice,

04:31all the heads of agencies, the constitutional agencies have that power.

04:34Because they have fiscal autonomy.

04:37For the GMA Integrated News,

04:39Mav Gonzalez speaking for 24 Hours.

Ilang probisyon ng 2025 nat'l budget, susuriin at ive-veto ni PBBM | 24 Oras

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