ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | December 28, 2020
Nilagdaan na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ngayong Lunes ang P4.5-trillion 2021 national budget upang muling buhayin ang ekonomiya ng bansa at para na rin sa patuloy na pakikibaka natin sa COVID-19 pandemic.
Kabilang sa mga top recipients na naturang budget ay ang:
Department of Education na may P751.7 billion o 16.7 percent ng budget
Department of Public Works and Highways, na may P695.7 billion (15.4 percent)
Department of the Interior and Local Government, na may P249.3 billion (5.5 percent)
Department of Health, na may P210.2 billion
Department of National Defense, na may P205.8 billion
Department of Social Welfare and Development, na may P176.9 billion
Department of Transportation, na may P87.9 billion
Department of Agriculture, na may PhP71 billion
Judiciary, na may PhP45.3 billion
Department of Labor and Employment na may P37.1 billion
Kasama rin ang PhP72.5 billion budget para sa pagbili, storage, transportasyon at distribusyon ng mga vaccines laban sa COVID-19.
Pahayag ni P-Duterte, "As we look forward with hope for the coming year, let me assure the public that this administration will ensure the efficient use of resources through sound fiscal policy that will enable us to overcome the debilitating effects of the pandemic on public health and our economy.
"I cannot stress this enough: every centavo of this budget must be spent to ensure our nation’s recovery, resilience and sustainability."