President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday defended the ongoing deliberations for the 2025 national budget, amid concerns about budget cuts on key government
sectors.
“The process is still ongoing. The details are not yet clear, so we’re ensuring nothing will disadvantage key sectors,” he added. “PhilHealth has P500 billion in reserve, while their yearly expenditure is less than P100 billion. Even with the reduced allocation, they have sufficient funds to continue operations,” President Marcos said. “The priority is to digitize their system so people can access their claims faster. The problem isn’t about insufficient funds, but their capacity to process claims quickly,” he explained.
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