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is the top
I Where no one lacks oppor-
I o dent Duterte in the next finish the, budget hearings
three years and we need by second week of Septem-
tunities, the DBM said.
The DBM said the 2020
everybody's support for ber and start plenary delib- cash appropriations will
From Page I this mission." erationsas soon as the pan- prioritize the acceleration
The two House leaders . "The numbers now are el approves its committee of infrastrucfu re, anti-pov-
made the assurance as good. All poverty indica- repprt. erty, and pro-employment
Drepartment of Budget and tors are at all-time low. We Per the committee's spending. It cited that the
Management (DBM) Act- just need to stay on the schedule, the budget hear- Build, Build, Build Pro-
i.g Secretary Wendel course and make sure that ings wi! kic! off on Thurs- gram will continue to be the
Avisado is scheduled to all the prograrns and poli- day, at 9 a.m. with a brief- flagship program of the
submit the National Ex-
1ng of the Development
cies are in ptrace for the next Duterte administration's
penditure Program (NEP) phase of the war against BudgetCoordination Com- infrastructure develop-
for next year today. povert5/, " said Romualdez. mittee (DBCC), the inter- ment reaching around P1.8
"Our target is to imme- pngab said his panel agency lody that deter- trillion, or 6.9 percent of the
diately pass the national will conduct hearings on rnines the overall economic count4r's GDPby 2022.
budgetwithout delays. Our the national budget"from targets, expenditure levels New critical programs
target is efficiency, quality Monday to Friday, starting and budget of the govern- identified by the DBM in-
and yet faster," said Cay- on August 22,2019, to en- ment. The DBCC is com- clude the irnplementation
etano. sure its timply passage. posed of the Deparhnent of the Universal Health
Earlier, Davao City Rep. The Davao City Solon of Budget and Manage- Care Ac! passage of the
Isidro Ungab, who chaiis said the hearings-will be ment (DBM), National
Eio- Bangsamoro Organic Law
the House,committee on done after the formal sub- nomic and Development and smooth transition to
appropriations, said the mission of the National Ex- Authority (NEDA), De- the Bangsamoro Autono-
House of Representatives penditure Program (NEP) parhnent of Finance (DOF), mous Region in Muslim
will pass the General Ap- to House members led by and Bangko gentral ng Pil- Mndanao; Iiberalization of
qropriations Bill (GAB) on Speaker AIan Peter Cayef- ipinas (BSP), rice importation and en-
third and final readingbe- ano by Department of Bud- The appropriations suring food security; insti-
fgre Ogtgber 5, the begin- get and Management committee will review the tutionalization of the Pan-
ning of the 18th Congress,
first congressional brlak.
QBII!) Acting Sdcretary budget proposals of the
!u*id Pamilyang Pilipino
Wendel Avisado, on Tuei- PhilippinEcharity Sweep- I'rogram; and operational-
Romualdez said the day August 20,2019. stakes Office (PCSO) aid ization of the newly-creat-
House of Representatives The House Press and the Philippine Amusement ed Departmentofi{uman
under Cayetano's leader- Public Affairs Bureau and Gaming Corporation Settlements and Urban
s-hip wrl] work hard to pass (PPAB) announced that the (PAGCOR) on Fri-day. Development.
the national birdget and budget submission will be The DBM earliei said Otlrer priority programs
President Rodrifo Du- video streamed live toen- the 2020 nationAl budget cited by the DBM are
terte's tax and economic able public viewing of the has the theme'Continuilrg skengthening of the moni-
reformmeasures. event the journey to a MorE toring of the K to L2 pro-
. 'The timely passage of "Wewill do ourbestto
the national budget and approve the budget on time
Peaceftrl and Progressive gram and the Tech-Voc Pro-
Philippines" as it-aims to gram; ensuring the finan-
other priority measures will and exercise onr constifu- "sustain the tremendous cial sustainability of the
fu rther propel the tional duty to scrutinize Pp$rgss that the Philip-
county's Universal Access io Quali-
economic growth. If we can the budget to make sule pines has made
as a natiori ty Tertiary Education; im-
sustain this, we might go to that every peso that we during the administration
plementation of the Uncon-
greater heights neier seen appropriate.will contribute of President Rodrigo Du- ditional Cash Transfer Pro-
before," Romualdez point- to the overall growth and terte. The theme is also con- gram; improvemerrt of the
ed out. development of the coun- sistent with the adminis- Risk Resiliency Program;
Romualdezadded"lift- Ey," saidUngab. trati91l9 goal of becoming and effective manage-ment
ing Filipinos out of poverty Headdedtheappropri- a middle-income country of coastal resourced.