MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed into law the P4.5-trillion national budget for 2021.
The President signed the spending measure for next year in a ceremony in Malacaang attended by select members of the Senate and the House of Representatives as seen in a pre-recorded video aired over PTV.
Among the salient provisions of the budget is the P72.5 billion allocated for the government’s vaccination program against COVID-19.
Of this figure, P2.5 billion is lodged under the Department of Health (DOH) while the rest is under unprogrammed appropriations.
The education sector, which covers the Department of Education, state universities and colleges, …
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