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The Department of Health, the primary government arm in responding to the pandemic, will get a P210.2 billion budget in 2021. PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday signed into law the P4.5-trillion national budget, which will focus on supporting the economy’s recovery from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
At the signing ceremony in Malacañang on Monday, Mr. Duterte assured “every centavo of this budget will be spent to ensure the nation’s recovery, resilience and sustainability.”
“This coming year we will recover as one nation,” he added.
The P4.506-trillion spending plan is the largest to date and was ratified by Congress on Dec. 9. It is 10% higher than this year’s P4.1-trillion national budget.