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The Department of Budget and Management is optimistic the proposal to rightsize the bureaucracy will be enacted into law this year even amid other priority measures of the administration.
DBM releases P500M for Cancer Assistance Fund
The Department of Budget and Management has released P500 million for the cancer assistance fund to boost the health and welfare of Filipinos suffering from the disease, which remains among the leading causes of deaths in the country.
Following a record P5.268-trillion budget this year, the government ramped up the release of its cash allocations to fund various projects, but state agencies had a lower utilization rate in January.
The government has released almost 60 percent of the record P5.268-trillion budget for the year, as it moves to implement programs for various national and local agencies.