Makati OKs P18-B 2020 budget
MAKATI CITY Mayor Marlen Abigail Binay said the SangguniangPanlungsod (City Council) had approved the city’s P18-billion 2020 on third and final reading on Thursday.
Binay on Friday said the programs and services under the social development sector got the biggest allocation of P8.07 billion or 44.7 percent of the total budget.
Meanwhile, of the social sub-sectors, health got the biggest share with P5.26 billion (29.17 percent), followed by education with P1.43 billion (7.93 percent), and social welfare with P1.37 billion (7.59 percent).
“Our overarching goal is to provide citizens with fast and free access to quality health care, education, and social services which are indispensable to their overall development,” Binay said.
Major health programs lined up for 2020 under the Makati Health Department include the Drug Subsidy ( Libreng Gamot para sa Mamamayan) with P1.27 billion; Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, P104.94 million; Maternal and Child Care Program, P12.03 million; Comprehensive Dental Health Program, P10.41 million; and Environmental Health and Sanitation Program, P7.33 million.
Under Ospital ng Makati, a total of P2.21 billion has been allotted for Patients Care and other related programs.
Major programs of the Makati Veterinary Services Department for Animal Health and related public health initiatives have a combined total of P12.10 million.
For the education subsector, major programs of the Education department include Talent Optimization Program for Students, P12.21 million; Makatizen Scholarship Program, P5.6 million; Speed for SPED, P8.55 million; Assistance to special education students, P4.5 million; Alternative Learning System, P10.14 million; and Gawad Parangal, P26.80 million.
The University of Makati has earmarked P60.36 million for its Student Development Program; P24.3 million for Student Resources Enhancement Program; P11.69 million for Educational Excellence Program; P6.7 million for IT projects; and P2.97 million for the Makati Training Placement and Livelihood Consortia, among others.
Under the social welfare sub-sector, P338.76 million has been allocated for cash gifts of senior citizens and centenarians, burial assistance and registration under the Blu Card Program, and another P94.27 million for other Blu Card benefits including free movies, cakes on their birthdays and golden wedding anniversary, and free tours.
Other major social welfare programs include Makati Lingkod Bayan Caravan with a budget of P16.81 million; Informal Settlements Reduction and Management, P14.34 million; Universal Health Insurance, P70 million; Disaster Relief Assistance, P10.53 million; and Person with Disabilities Welfare and Social Enhancement, P10.81 million.