Tag: Department of Health budget

Drilon wants P16.8 billion slashed from proposed DOH budget restored

(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has urged the Senate finance committee to restore what he said was the P16.8 billion that had been cut from the proposed budget for the Department of Health. Drilon noted the P7.4 billion allotted for the funding of equipment for licensing and PhilHealth accreditation of 900 health facilities was part of that portion of the overall P28 billion that had been slashed. “This will have very adverse effects […]