PCO chief thanks House for swift approval of 2025 budget

MANILA, Philippines — Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cesar Chavez thanked the House of Representatives for the “expeditious approval” of its P2.2 billion budget for 2025.

He also vowed to “spend every peso efficiently” according to plans and programs and fully comply with laws.

“We thank the House of Representatives for their expeditious approval of our proposed budget for next year,” he said in a statement on Friday, hours after the lower house terminated plenary deliberations on the PCO budget.

“The fact that our budget breezed through plenary without a single question asked and no opposition manifested spurs us more to deliver on the outcomes we have promised in that budget,” Chavez added.

He also highlighted that PCO programs’ driving mandates are “truthful and timely communication of government services and initiatives to the public and all issues that affect them.

The PCO’s major projects for 2025 are the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas, Usapang Agrikultura, National Information Summit 2025, Communications Development and Media Engagement, Operationalization of Government Communications Academy, Operationalization of Visayas Media Hub, Freedom of Information Program, Maging Mapanuri Program, and Preparation for Association of Southeast Asian Nations 2026 Philippine Hosting.