MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives and the Senate each received a P1-billion increase in their 2021 budget, while the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) increased by P229 million, Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor said in a statement on Sunday.
Defensor added that Congress retained the P8.2-billion proposed budget of the Office of the President for 2021.
According to Defensor, the increase in the budgets of the two chambers of Congress brought their combined funding to P28.5 billion.
For the OVP, the P229-million hike pushed its budget to P…
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