The House of Representatives is now buckled down to work on
its constitutional mandate of scrutinizing the national budget as the Committee on Appropriations today begins its
deliberation on the FY 2022 National Expenditure Program.
The proposed P5.024-trillion 2022 national budget—the last
budget to be enacted under the administration of President Rodrigo Roa
Duterte—is anchored on the theme “Sustaining the Legacy of Real Change for
Future Generations” and is focused on getting the country back on the road
towards full recovery.
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco underscored the crucial role of
Congress in passing a national budget “that will only serve as an instrument
for development, but also as a powerful tool to decisively defeat COVID-19 and
rebuild people’s lives and livelihoods.
- House of Representatives of the Philippines
