Malacañang is eyeing to boost the country’s pandemic recovery initiatives next year with the passage of the P5-trillion 2022 proposed national budget.
In a brief news statement issued on Thursday, Acting Presidential spokesman Karlo B. Nograles lauded Congress for fast-tracking the ratification of the 2022 national budget.
He said the Office of the President is eagerly waiting for the transmittal of the budget by Congress after it was ratified by the House of Representatives and Senate Bicameral Conference Committee.
“We are grateful to our partners in the Legislature for ensuring that the Duterte administration’s last full-year budget will sustain the legacy of real change for future generations,” Nograles said.
The concurrent Cabinet Secretary said the funds would be used for the Covid-19 resilience initiatives and socioeconomic recovery efforts of the government.
Among the salient features of the proposed 2022 national budget is a P50 billion allocation for the special risk allowance of health-care workers and another P50 billion for the procurement of additional Covid-19 vaccine booster shots.
Nograles assured the current administration would implement programs, projects, and services effectively and efficiently during the remainder of the President’s term of office.
“We reiterate our commitment to utilize our people’s hard-earned money to properly implement programs, projects, and services effectively and efficiently during the remainder of the President’s term of office,” Nograles said.
