00:00The Office of the Vice President proposes a budget of over 785 million pesos for 2027.
00:07This will fund direct aid programs for citizens including food, transportation, and school supplies.
00:13The Department of Budget and Management endorses the proposed 785.2 million peso OVP budget under the 2027 National Expenditure
00:22Program.
00:22It is 11.7% below the 889 million pesos it received for 2026.
00:28There are no fireworks during the House Appropriations Committee's hearing on the OVP's proposed budget on Wednesday, September 2.
00:35OVP Undersecretary Zulaika Lopez appears at ease despite her bad blood with the House of Representatives.
00:41Lopez was cited in contempt in 2024.
00:44Her detention that year set the stage for her boss Sara Duterte's online tirade where she said she talked to
00:49an assassin to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Lisa Araneta Marcos, and then House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
00:56The budget hearing wrapped up in less than two hours.
01:00Lawmakers who had been among Duterte's most vocal critics asked questions, but there was little of the confrontation that had
01:06marked previous encounters.
01:07Duterte faces an ongoing impeachment trial while preparing for a presidential campaign she has already announced for 2028.
01:14Let's
01:14Duterte
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