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MANILA – The House of Representatives will begin the plenary debates on the proposed P6.352 trillion 2025 national budget Monday.
Under its budget deliberation schedule, the House is devoting eight days for plenary debates, which start 10 a.m.
It is scheduled to pass the proposed budget on Sept. 25, after tackling funding for the Department of Public Works and Highways, Office of the President and Congress.
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Sunday thanked the House Committee on Appropriations for finishing its hearings last week, paving the way for the plenary debates on the proposed budget that supports the prosperity and Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines) agenda of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
“It will be our instrument in directly helping the poor through various social protection, financial aid and medical programs, and in keeping food prices down, particularly the price of rice which has fallen to PHP42 a kilo,” he said in a news release.
The House leader said that through the budget, the government could help farmers and fisherfolk increase their harvest, which in turn will mean adequate food supply and lower prices for the benefit of all Filipinos.
It would also serve as a roadmap for expanding infrastructure and supporting education by funding the building of more road networks and classrooms. (PNA)
