Senator Loren Legarda today said that the government has considered not only the national and local scenario but also the expected changes in the global political landscape, including the results of the US presidential elections, in crafting the proposed P3.350 trillion national budget for 2017.
Read MoreSENATORS on Tuesday resumed marathon plenary deliberations on the P3.350-trillion 2017 national budget bill submitted by the Duterte administration to Congress.
Taking turns interpellating Sen. Loren Legarda on her budget sponsorship speech, the senators sought clarifications of the Senate Committee on Finance chairman’s report on the annual funding allocations, listing programmed appropriations at P2,431,986,952,000 and unprogrammed appropriations at P65,100,000,000.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda said that the proposed 2017 National Budget worth P3.350 trillion will help deliver the change that Filipinos want.
“Our proposed 2017 budget sets bold plans to meet not just today’s needs, but one that looks beyond 2017, one that contributes to delivering long-term solutions to the country’s long-term problems,” said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, during her sponsorship speech on the proposed 2017 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
Read MoreSPONSORSHIP SPEECH
SEN. LOREN LEGARDA
FY 2017 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT
November 14, 2016
Mr. President, Distinguished Colleagues:
We live in extraordinary times and we are going through an extraordinary time of change.
It is therefore my honor to present to you our proposed 2017 budget that sets bold plans to meet not just today’s needs, but one that looks beyond 2017 – one that contributes to delivering long-term solutions to the country’s long-term problems.
The P3.350 trillion proposed National Budget for […]
Senator Loren Legarda today said that the proposed 2017 National Budget worth P3.350 trillion will help deliver the change that Filipinos want.
“Our proposed 2017 budget sets bold plans to meet not just today’s needs, but one that looks beyond 2017, one that contributes to delivering long-term solutions to the country’s long-term problems,” said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, during her sponsorship speech on the proposed 2017 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
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