The Lower House approved the budget of the PCOO-proper in mere minutes. The budgets of its attached agencies were approved on Tuesday.
This developed after PCOO Assistant Secretary Margaux "Mocha" Uson announced her resignation during an earlier Senate committee hearing.
The House deferred twice the consideration of the PCOO budget due to her absence in the deliberations.
Uson earlier said Congress was purposely delaying deliberations on the PCOO budget because of her.
She described her decision to leave her post as a "sacrifice" to allow the passage of the PCOO budget.
In sponsoring the budget, Paranaque City Rep. Eric Olivarez said the PCOO is proposing a PhP1.474-billion budget for next year to deliver its commitment as the premier arm of the executive branch in engaging and involving the citizenry and the mass media to enrich the quality of public discourse on all matters of governance and build a national consensus.
"We have the assurances of Secretary Andanar that the resources shall be judiciously and creatively used to communicate the messages of the president and his government to the people," Olivarez said.
The PhP1.474-billion budget for next year reflects a 2.75 percent increase of the Php39.434-million, compared to this year's budget of Php1.435-billion.
The PCOO budget shall be distributed as follows:
PCOO proper -- Php360.988-million;
Bureau of Broadcast Service -- Php396.967-million;
Bureau of Communications Service -- P37.186-million;
National Printing Office -- Php11.499-million;
News and Information Bureau -- Php124.677-million;
Philippine Information Agency -- Php337.486-million; and
Radio TV Malacanang -- Php205.180-million. [Filane Mikee Cervantes, PNA]
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