Sotto sends to President Duterte Congress-approved P5.024-T budget bill

The President is expected to sign the GAB, or national budget, on Dec. 28.

Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III sent today, Thursday, Dec. 23, the Congress-approved P5.024 trillion General Appropriations Bill for 2022 to President Duterte.This followed the recent ratification by the Senate of the reconciled version of the Senate-House of Representatives bicameral conference committee report on the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022.

According to Angara, support would also be provided for the operations of DOH hospitals across the country while significant funding would be allcoated clsoe to P3-billion for medical scholarships. Angara also said they maintained the provision that would allow the goernment to use funds allcoated for vaccines to buy FDA-approved drugs and medicines like Molnupiravir.

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