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House passes Marcos admin’s proposed 2025 budget, cuts funding for Sara Duterte’s OVP
The House of Representatives approved House Bill No. 10800, the P6.352 trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2025, on third and final reading with 285 affirmative votes and three negative.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. certified the bill as urgent, allowing it to be approved on second and third reading on the same day.
As part of adopted amendments, the budget for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) was reduced from P2.037 billion to P733 million.
Speaker Martin Romualdez stated that the OVP's new budget is comparable to that of former Vice President Leni Robredo's term.
Some lawmakers proposed further reductions, with one suggesting P529 million for the OVP, but these proposals were rejected.
Romualdez emphasized the importance of the OVP having a sufficient budget to continue its service to the people.
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