Retired uniformed personnel and concerned stakeholders wrote to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to convey their “serious concerns” regarding the “questionable deviations” of the approved General Appropriations Bill (GAB) 2025 from the National Expenditure Program (NEP) submitted to Congress.
AFP chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. distances military organization from budget issuesRetired uniformed personnel and concerned stakeholders wrote to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to convey their “serious concerns” regarding the “questionable deviations” of the approved General Appropriations Bill 2025 from the National Expenditure Program submitted to Congress.
The group specifically questioned the reduction by P15 billion of the budget allocation for the AFP modernization program from its planned budget of P50 billion. On the other hand, the group criticized the “unjustified” budget increases of the Senate, House of Representatives, and the Department of Public Works and Highways .
The group also flagged the P26 billion budget allocation for the Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita Program , which provides a one-time cash assistance to eligible beneficiaries whose income falls below the poverty threshold. “These changes are the remarkable upgrades and new items which are unnecessary and which favor less important needs at the expense of the most basic needs of the Filipino people including the welfare and security of our country,” they said.Meanwhile, AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. distanced the military organization from issues surrounding the budget, saying that the Commander-in-Chief is already taking care of the issues.
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