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OVP budget tinapyasan ng Kamara ng P1.3-B

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MANILA, Philippines – Tuluyan nang binawasan ng House of Representatives ng P1.3 Billion ang budget ng Office of the Vice President (OVP) at inilipat ang nasabing pondo sa Department of Social Welfare at Development (DSWD) at Department of Health (DOH), ayon kay House Appropriations committee chair at Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co.

Ayon kay Co ang small committee na naatasan na magsagawa ng individual at institutional amendments sa 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) ay nagdesisyon na ilipat ang nakaltas na OVP budget sa ibang ahensya.

Ang P646.5 million ay ililipat sa DSWD- Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program habang ang isa pang P646.5 million ay sa DOH- Medical Assistance for Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) program.

Mula sa P2.037 Billion panukalang pondo ng OVP ay P733.198 million lamang ang ibinigay.

Ipinaliwanag ni Co na mayroong overlapping expenses na nakita sa OVP budget, isa sa tinukoy nito ay sa rental expenditures sa may 10 sattellite offices na umabot ng P53 million noong 2023 na noong panahon ni dating Vice President Leni Robredo ay nasa P4.1 Million.

“These satellite offices are performing functions that should fall under existing government agencies, leading to unnecessary duplication and higher costs,” ani Co kung saan pinuna pa nito na ang ang ilang ginamit na satellite offices ng OVP ay ginagamit lang ng iilang indibidwal para sa political purposes sa halip na services.

“By eliminating redundant roles, government can save as much as P1.3 billion” ani Co.

Ani Co habang 1.5 million beneficiaries ang natulungan ng OVP para sa kanilang medical, burial at relief programs ay mas marami pa ang mabibigyang tulong kung ang pondo ay ilipat sa DoH at DSWD.

“As the government faces increasing pressure to adopt more fiscally responsible practices, reducing the OVP’s redundant spending could be a key step toward ensuring more efficient governance,” paliwanag pa ni Co. Gail Mendoza

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