Rama seeks additional P50B budget for 2024

TO COMBAT the effects of climate change, as evidenced by the severe flooding that has been plaguing Cebu City, the annual budget for 2024 was doubled from P50 billion to P100 billion.In a radio interview on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said that he has proposed a P100 billion annual budget for Fiscal Year 2024.He said he submitted the proposal to the City Council for review and approval in the upcoming budget hearing.

In the same interview, lawyer Jerone Castillo, city budget officer, said the budget increase is necessary to address the challenges posed by climate change, which has led to frequent and severe flooding in the city.Castillo said the largest portion of the proposed budget will be allocated to address the flooding issues.“Kaning atong gubat sa baha…because of flooding, mao ni ang pinakadako nga tipik kay ang uwan karon dagko kaayog lusok nya dugay pa jud mahuman,” Castillo said.

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