The House of Representatives is halfway through plenary debates over the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024, with just about a dozen more agencies whose spending plans have yet to be scrutinized by lawmakers.
On the second week of deliberations, the only government offices whose allocations are to face congressional review are the Departments of Energy, Agriculture, Health, Public Works and Highways, Foreign Affairs, Transportation, Budget and Management, and Environment and Natural Resources.
Ten departments have also been passed upon, among them the Departments of Tourism, Trade and Industry, National Defense, Information and Communication Technology, Interior and Local Government, Justice, Migrant Workers, Labor and Employment, Social Welfare and Development, and Human Settlements and Urban Development.
Rep. Zaldy Co, chairman of the House appropriations committee, believes the lower chamber is on schedule to pass House Bill 8980 before Congress goes on its Sept. 30 break. The Marikina congresswoman said the national government would need 43.32 percent of the national budget from borrowings, while the remaining 57 percent will be sourced from local revenues generated by government agencies.
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