MANILA, Philippines—Almost three months into the country’s vaccination program, an additional P25 billion in appropriation is being sought from Congress by Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado to fund the Philippines’ coronavirus vaccine procurement.
The request came in the middle of an appeal from senators for the government to give a full accounting and to be able to exercises oversight on the total P82.5 billion allocated for vaccines.
The funds needed are coming from these sources:
P4.5 trillion national budget for 2021 which has a P72.5 billion appropriation for vaccines. P2.5 billion of this is with the Department of Health (DOH) while P70 billion is in unprogrammed app…
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