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SOLON: AFP MODERNIZATION BUDGET BUMPED UP TO P45B

Congress has increased this year’s budget for the Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (AFPMP) by P6 billion, raising the total new appropriations to P45 billion. “In all, there’s P45 billion for the AFPMP in the 2023 national budget – P27.5 billion in programmed appropriations plus P17.5 billion in unprogrammed appropriations,” Surigao del Sur […]

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DSWD BUDGET HIKE GETS HOUSE SUPPORT

The House of Representatives heaped high praises on the Department of Social Welfare and Development personnel nationwide, with Appropriations Committee Chairman Representative Zaldy Co referring to them as “angels in red vest” and expressed “full support” for the DSWD programs and projects. “DSWD is always at the forefront of bringing support and services to our […]

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QC COVID-19 HOSPITALS TO GET P1.3-B BUDGET HIKE

Several government-owned coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment hospitals in Quezon City received a total of P1.3 billion in additional funds this year under the 2022 national budget, said Anakalusugan Representative Mike Defensor. Defensor said the Lung Center of the Philippines, a COVID-19 referral and treatment hospital, will receive an augmentation of P179 million, or from P505 […]

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HONTIVEROS BATS FOR DOH BUDGET HIKE AMID COVID-19

“This is a health emergency. If we want to win against COVID-19 and finally recover as a country, our national budget next year must be a pandemic budget, no ifs, and buts.” This is according to Senator Risa Hontiveros who pushed for a P48.7-billion hike in the Department of Health’s (DOH) budget to put the […]