2024 BUDGET. The City Council of Dagupan approved on Monday (March 18, 2024) the city’s PHP1.385 billion budget for this year. Mayor Belen Fernandez said that with the budget approval, the higher salaries of the local government’s workers and financing for various government programs will now push through. (Photo courtesy of the Dagupan City government)
DAGUPAN CITY – The local chief executive of this city was elated by the Sangguniaang Panlungsod’s (SP) (City Council) approval last Monday of the city’s PHP1.385 billion budget for this year, noting financing for various government programs will now push through.
In an interview on Wednesday, Mayor Belen Fernandez said the budget would cover the increased allowances of front-liners such as the village’s health workers, village nurses, village peacekeeping action team members, librarians, and day care teachers.
Fernandez said the wage of job order (JO) workers of the city government will also increase from PHP9,000 to PHP12,000 per month.
She said the flood mitigation projects, different projects in schools and waste management programs will be covered under the 2024 annual budget.
“We would now be able to purchase dump trucks, backhoes and other heavy equipment for our solid waste management programs. And for the purchase of other equipment for calamity preparedness,” she added.
With the approval of the budget, Fernandez said the city government employees can now get their service recognition incentive, which was supposed to be given starting Dec. 15 last year.
Fernandez said the budget also covers the PHP1,000 aid for solo parents in the city and the aid for the 31 villages.
“We will ensure that every centavo will go back to the people through services,” she said. (PNA)
