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Use budget insertions to buy more vaccines, says Lacson

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Posted at May 10 02:59 PM

Government can use national budget insertions to fund the additional P20 billion needed for vaccine procurement, Senator Panfilo Lacson said Monday.   Read more »

Ilang LGUs naghahanda ng sariling COVID-19 vaccine supply

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Posted at Jan 02 06:45 PM

Ang Maynila, nagsasagawa na ng pre-registration para sa libreng pagpapabakuna kontra COVID-19 para sa mga residente nila. Read more »

Duterte will fast-track 2021 budget approval, won't ditch veto power: spokesman

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Posted at Dec 10 03:09 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will exercise his veto power if needed, even if he fast tracks the approval of the 2021 national budget that includes funds for COVID-19 programs, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

Senate earmarks P83B for COVID-19 vaccine purchase, distribution in 2021 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 09:20 PM

The Senate on Thursday allocated P83 billion for the purchase, storage, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines next year, much higher than the Department of Budget and Management's proposed P2.5 billion fund for immunization against the highly contagious disease.   Read more »

Senate passes P4.5-T 2021 national budget; zeroes in on COVID-19 response

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 02:20 PM

The Senate on Thursday passed on final reading the P4.5-trillion 2021 national budget, with the "single-minded focus on restarting the economy" despite recent calamities and the continuing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

House adds P5.5B allocation for future COVID-19 vaccine purchase

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 03:32 PM

Around P5.5 billion of funds were realigned in next year's spending plan to bankroll the expected procurement of coronavirus vaccine, a House leader said Tuesday, following criticisms that the initial P2.5 billion was insufficient to inoculate the population.  Read more »

DOH budget set aside for COVID-19 vaccines ‘too small’, says lawmaker

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Posted at Oct 17 09:36 PM

P2.5 billion ang nakalaan for vaccine at sa halagang P641 kada vaccine ang lumalabas po na 3.9 million ang maaaring mabigyan ng bakuna. Read more »

Pagtalakay sa budget ng DOH, dapat tutukan ng Kamara: Health panel chair

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 03:46 PM

Dapat tutukan ng Kamara ang budget ng Department of Health (DOH) para sa susunod na taon para matiyak na ilalaan ito sa mga tamang programa, ayon sa isang mambabatas ngayong Miyerkoles.   Read more »

'All is well': Duterte accepts Cayetano apology - Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 10:36 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted the apology of ousted Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano for a protracted leadership battle that threatened to delay the passage of a P4.5 trillion budget vital to rebuilding the country's battered economy, Malacañang said Wednesday.    Read more »

How House power struggle gambles with Philippines' 2021 COVID-19 aid, economic growth

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 09:44 PM

"Barya-barya na nga lang nakakarating sa kababayan natin, hindi pa namin babantayan?"   Read more »

DOH wants bigger 2021 war chest

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Posted at Sep 09 01:45 PM

The Department of Health is seeking a bigger budget for 2021 for its fight against the coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »

Philippines initially allots P2.4 billion for COVID-19 vaccines

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 04:56 PM

The government has allotted an initial budget of P2.4 billion for COVID-19 vaccines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday.  Read more »

2021 budget deliberations to shift online as Senate tackles spending bill under new normal

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 12:24 PM

Senate Committee on Finance chair Sen. Sonny Angara on Monday said deliberations for the 2021 budget may be done online as the Senate building is expected to be placed on a lockdown to heed the call of health workers for a "time out." Read more »

Philippines' spending for COVID-19 response reaches P355 billion

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 01:34 PM

The Philippines has spent P355 billion for its response to the coronavirus pandemic, Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado said Wednesday, adding more funds were needed to address the crisis. Read more »

DBM to submit documents on COVID-19 funds for Ombudsman probe

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 24 12:52 PM

The Department of Budget and Management said Wednesday it would submit documents requested by the Office of the Ombudsman for an investigation on the disbursement of funds for the government's COVID-19 response. Read more »

Finance chief: Supplemental COVID-19 budget needs revenue support

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 04:27 PM

The Philippines lacks additional revenue to support a supplemental budget against the COVID-19 pandemic and is spending cash on hand "in the most responsible way," the head of President Rodrigo Duterte's economic team told lawmakers Tuesday.   Read more »