Manila: Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Acting Secretary Cesar Chavez on Friday thanked the House of Representatives for the "expeditious" approval of the agency's proposed PHP2.281-billion budget for 2025. This, after the House of Representatives terminated plenary deliberations on the PCO's proposed budget for next year. In a statement, Chavez said the move is a vote of confidence in the PCO's mission and organization. '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 said. 'We appreciate the House's full support for our new programs, the driving mandate of which is the truthful and timely communication of government services and initiatives to the public and all issues that affect them,' he added. The PCO's proposed PHP2.281-billion budget for 2025 is 24.37 percent lower than the 2024 allocation of PHP3.015 billion. Chavez, who was appointed acting P CO secretary earlier this month, said the PCO would spend every peso of its budget 'efficiently, according to plans and programs, and fully compliant with laws.' During the House of Representatives' hearing on the PCO's proposed budget on Sept. 9, Chavez also vowed to provide the public with truthful, factual, relevant, accurate and timely information. Acting as the government's lead communications arm, the PCO 's role is to communicate and disseminate information about the policies, priority programs and projects of the administration through appropriate media. Source: Philippines News Agency