Ni NOEL ABUEL
Nasa kamay ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ang lahat para makabangon ang mga magsasaka at mangingisda at tuluyang mapababa ang presyo ng mga pangunahing bilihin sa buong bansa.
Ito ang sinabi ni One Filipinos Worldwide Coalition party list Rep. Marissa “Del Mar” Magsino sa budget briefing ng DA sa Kamara kung saan naniniwala aniya ito na tama ang naging desisyon ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., na pamunuan ng nasabing ahensya para makabangon ang kabuhayan ng mga Filipino.
“Today, we are being haunted by the specter of a looming food shortage. The spiralling prices of basic commodities indicates the imminence of this dire scenario. And time is not on our side. This a national challenge that falls flat on the lap of the Department of Agriculture. That is why I believe that the decision of the President to provisionally head the department, is not only wise, but imperative,” sa pahayag ni Magsino.
Paliwanag pa ng kongresista, kailangan ding tulungan ng taumbayan si Pangulong Marcos at ang DA para magtagumpay ng buong bansa.
Una nang sinabi ni Pangulong Marcos na nagdesisyon itong pamunuan ang DA para iimplementa ang lahat ng kailangang reporma sa ahensya upang masigurong sapat ang supply ng pagkain sa bansa kung saan kasama sa 8-point Socio Economic ang food security.
“But he alone and the rest of the Department’s bureaucracy cannot solve the problem. We must all, in little ways we can, do our part. After all, it is the nation’s fate and the next generations’ future that are at stake. Having said that, I support the approval of the department’s proposed budget for 2023,” sabi ni Magsino.
Nabatid na sa susunod na taon, humihiling ang DA ng P163.8 bilyon na mas malaki ng 40 porsiyento kung ikukumpara sa kasalukuyan nitong pondo ngayong taon.
Sinabi pa ni Magsino na sa loob ng 3-taon na naharap ang bansa sa pandemya at sa kalamidad, at global armed conflicts ay nalugmok ang ekonomiya ng bansa.
“President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.in his ‘Budget Message’, defined the 2023 proposed National Expenditure Program as an ‘Agenda for Prosperity’ through an economic transformation towards inclusivity and sustainability. Foremost, it is designed to strengthen our economy and to prepare our people to withstand future public health challenges and economic shocks, transforming our economy from being reactive to proactive. Hence, the top budget priorities of the current administration include health services, social safety nets to address the needs of the poor and the marginalized, and agriculture to finally achieve the lone-term goal of food sufficiency and security for our people,” paliwanag pa ng kongresista.
OnlineBalita news 