From zero in the 2023 national budget, government funds for cancer have been restored to a total of P1.56 billion.
MANILA, Philippines –
Of the P1.56 billion, Congress allocated P1.054 billion for cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and care, as laid out in Republic Act No. 11215 or the National Integrated Cancer Control Act. The remaining P500 million is under the Cancer Assistance Fund, which will be used for “cancer prevention, detection, treatment, diagnostics, and care for eight priority cancer types.”
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