Le gouvernement étudie une demande de budget supplémentaire auprès du Congrès

Le gouvernement philippin examine l'opportunité de solliciter un budget supplémentaire auprès du Congrès pour son programme UPLIFT. Cette décision fait suite à un plan initial visant à obtenir un financement auprès de la Banque asiatique de développement.

La sous-secrétaire aux communications présidentielles, Claire Castro, a déclaré lors d'un point de presse que le ministère du Budget et de la Gestion évalue actuellement si cette demande demeure nécessaire. Le président Marcos a créé le programme Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food and Transport par le biais du décret exécutif 110 en mars dernier. Cette mesure vise à contrer les effets de la hausse des prix du pétrole liée au conflit au Moyen-Orient. Le secrétaire aux Finances, Frederick Go, avait précédemment indiqué l'intention du gouvernement d'obtenir jusqu'à 1,5 milliard de dollars via la facilité de soutien anticyclique de la Banque asiatique de développement pour appuyer les mesures de l'UPLIFT.

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Marcos approves PUV aid, fuel subsidy and P8-billion barangay support amid Middle East crisis

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a service contracting program for public utility vehicles, a P10-per-liter fuel subsidy starting April 15, and the release of P8 billion in assistance for over 42,000 barangays nationwide to cushion impacts from the Middle East crisis such as higher fuel prices, a weaker peso, and threats to livelihoods, Malacañang said Thursday. PUV drivers will receive additional income of P40 to P100 per kilometer, while commuters get at least 20% fare discounts on routes linked to trains and major bus lines.

Economic managers are set to meet today to submit proposals to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. addressing soaring oil prices from the Middle East war. Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the Development Budget Coordination Committee discussed measures including fuel excise taxes. The UPLIFT committee meeting is also scheduled.

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The Philippine government would need P429 billion to fund support and relief if the Middle East conflict extends until December, according to the Department of Economy, Planning and Development. Secretary Arsenio Balisacan presented the estimates at yesterday's Senate PROTECT committee hearing. The measures include transport support, fuel and fertilizer subsidies, and social protection for the poor.

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is urging the government to mobilize an inter-agency response to protect jobs and provide financial lifelines to micro, small, and medium enterprises struggling from the economic fallout of the Middle East conflict. He warns that the current fuel crisis will severely impact the labor market.

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The Department of Agriculture has begun rolling out P10-billion cash assistance for about 4.17 million registered agricultural workers under the Presidential Assistance for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program. Farmers and fisherfolk nationwide are each expected to receive P2,325 amid rising production costs due to the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. described it as a lifeline for those hit by soaring petroleum prices.

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