The government dole, called “ayuda” in Filipino, will still be in the budget, but only about a third of the allocation in the previous administration, according to the Senate’s focal person on the 2023 government spending plan. | MRamosINQ /PDI
The cash aid program is in the budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, which was allocated P194.6 billion budget 2023.
Diokno issued the statement amid hastening inflation and the continued depreciation of the Philippine peso, which sank to a record-low of 59:$1 last month. The senators will also try to augment this appropriation as the chamber starts the period of amendments on the proposed national budget on Monday, he added.Upon the intercession of Sen. Grace Poe, he said funds were also allocated for the government’s “Libreng Sakay” program as “these programs really benefit ordinary citizens,” he said.
“Hopefully by the middle of next week [we will be done with the period of amendments],” Angara earlier told the Inquirer.
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