Tag: DOH 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 […]

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Nasa 15,000 health workers, posibleng mawalan ng trabaho dahil sa mababang DOH budget

(Eagle News) — Maaaring mawalan ng trabaho ang nasa 15,000 health workers kasunod ng pagkakaroon ng mababang budget ng Department of Health (DOH) sa susunod na taon. Sinabi ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque, maraming mga kontraktwal na manggagawa ang posibleng matanggal sa kanilang posisyon. Una rito, iginiit ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) na ang isa sa mga maapektuhan ng budget cut ang health human resources deployment dahil ang pondo ay inilipat sa maintenance […]

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