Tingog Rep. Jude Acidre
HOUSE NEVER A HEADACHE FOR COA
THE House of Representatives hasn’t been a headache for the Commission on Audit (COA) and has a spotless record.
This is according to Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre as he expressed support to the leadership of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and credited for ther prolific performance of the House of Representatives in the current 19th Congress.
The CoA has already certified that there has been no incident of fund misuse in the House of Representatives.
Instead, the House has posted a budget surplus of ?4.69 billion in its 2022 allocations, an increase of ?2.05 billion, or around 78 percent, compared with the excess funds in 2021 of ?2.64 billion based on official COA reports.
Acidre also hailed the Speaker for building a consensus among the supermajority of House members, allowign them “to work effectively and efficiently, thus earning their strong trust and support”.
“He has ensured the full participation of the House leadership in running the affairs of the House – and has continually consulted the party leaders on important political decisions,” Acidre said.
“I stand with the House of Representatives. I stand with Speaker Martin Romualdez,” Acidre added.
Acidre highlighted that the House of Representatives has earned the highest approval and confidence rating in recent years, with Romualdez receiving the highest performance satisfaction rating ever for an incumbent leader of the lower chamber.
The results of the Pulso ng Pilipino tracking survey of The Issues and Advocacy Center (The CENTER) for the third quarter of 2023 showed that Romualdez posted a net satisfaction rating of 60 percent.
Acidre said House has made sure that its policy-making was coupled by concrete initiatives to ensure to bring government services, especially social assistance programs, closer to the people.
This has paved the way for increased political engagement between our legislators and their constituents, he noted.
Acidre underscored that the House chose to do the “right thing” by its decision to realign P1.23 billion worth of confidential funds under the proposed P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2024.
